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The Road to 
Beauty 

AND 

The Art of the Toilet 


FOR WOMEN and GIRLS 


JULIE LEFRON 



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Julie Lefron 






NEW YORK 

BERKOWITZ & PROPER 
1908 



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LIBrtAHY of CONGRESS 
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COPY A. 


Copyright, 1908 

BY 


JULIE LEFRON 








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PERSONAL CHAT 

Page 

I 

INTRODUCTION . 

1 

THE FACE .... 

• • . 7 

THE HAIR .... 

97 

THE FIGURE 

125 

HOW TO ORDER 

192 










I. 


A Personal Chat ’Twixt You and I 

The contents of this book is gathered from the 
beauty centres of the world; from Paris, Vienna, 
and London, the cities where everything is 
known of that which pertains to woman’s beauty. 
I have gathered all that I thought worth while 
and present it to the women of America in hope 
that it may aid them in any slight imperfections 
which they may possess. 

In offering to sell any of the ready preparations 
which are mentioned in this book, I have no apol¬ 
ogy to make, on the contrary in doing so I know it 
is of a great benefit to the average woman. 

It is not every woman who cares to bother and 
compound some fairly difficult formula, even 
though she may have the proper utensils and can 
obtain the necessary ingredients. 

And then again, the ingredients must positively 
be pure and unadulterated, otherwise the prepa¬ 
ration is likely to be worthless, but how often will 
you receive something “just as good” in place of 
the article which you need, but which your dealer 
does not happen to have just then. 

To illustrate the above take Glycerine and 
Rosewater, something which most every woman 
uses; is the Glycerine chemically pure? I hope 


II. 


so, but very likely it is adulterated, the Rose¬ 
water is not Rosewater at all but oil of rose di¬ 
luted in alcohol, or still worse just in plain dis¬ 
tilled water. 

If you cannot obtain the ingredients for such 
a simple preparation as the above, the possibili¬ 
ties are that in a more complicated formula, 
some slight error is liable to occur which as I 
said before would make the whole preparation 
worthless. 

And again to give you an instance: I sent a 
formula to a young lady for an herb tea lotion, 
with directions that it must be made in an iron 
pot. I received in reply a letter, saying: I have 
no iron pot, won’t an earthen one do as well? Not 
only will it not do as well, but it will not do at all. 
And if the young lady would have proceeded and 
made the lotion in an earthen pot, the prepara¬ 
tion would not have done its work, and I would 
have got the blame for it, simply because she did 
not follow my explicit directions. 

There is one golden rule that cannot be too 
carefully followed in these matters. It is this— 
always obtain and use the purest and best drugs 
and preparations. A lotion, ointment or emul¬ 
sion is often spoiled by the use of a single infe¬ 
rior ingredient, and considering that so to speak, 
your face and figure is your fortune, it is not 
worth while taking chances with any inferior 
article. 


III. 


Should I have omitted to mention a remedy for 
any of the many defects the human body is sub¬ 
ject to, I will gladly give my personal attention 
free of charge, to any woman who may write to 
me; only requesting all details on the subject 
which I am consulted on and enclosing a stamp 
for return postage. In writing to me you are 
dealing with no large manufacturing concern, no 
male firm, but personally with a woman who 
knows your desire, sympathizes with your afflic¬ 
tion and can and will help you. 

I am sometimes asked to furnish names and ad¬ 
dresses of those who have used my preparations 
successfully. Would you like yours sent to 
strangers? Then do not ask me to violate the 
confidence others repose in me. 

In closing this little personal chat I wish to 
emphasize that every article I sell is pure and un¬ 
adulterated and is scientifically compounded of 
such’ ingredients as will accomplish all it is 
claimed for. 

Yours with best wishes, 

Julie Lefron, 

500 Fifth Ave., 

New York. 






INTRODUCTION. 

Disguise our bondage as we will, 

'Tis women’s beauty that rules us still. 

—Moore. 

In these busy days—social and commercial— 
women age rapidly; they lose their freshness and 
bloom, unless they know how to avail themselves 
of all the aid to beauty which modern science 
places at their command. I venture, therefore, to 
think that a work which shall treat of the 
TOILET and THE ART OF BEAUTY, in simple 
language, will be found both useful and accept¬ 
able to numbers of women and girls who are wise 
enough to devote a proper amount of attention 
to their personal appearance. 

Beauty is among the most desirable of human 
possessions. No woman would willingly be with¬ 
out it, and no man prefers plainness to that per¬ 
sonal attractiveness in a woman. Even though 
it makes him a slave to her every whim. Beauty 
is worshipped now as it was never before, and it 
lifts the humblest to wealth and social position. 


2 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


Every woman owes it to herself to be as beauti¬ 
ful as possible, her path in life is strewn with 
roses in comparison to the path of her homely 
sister; she is sought after, her every fancy is grat¬ 
ified, and she has the satisfaction of knowing 
that she is admired. For such rewards, if not 
for her own sake, it is every woman’s duty to 
make the most of her good looks. 

Without care and attention all material things 
grow shabby and wear out. The human face is 
no exception; the harder the w T ear the greater 
care demanded. The practical housewife guards 
her room from the strong sunshine for fear it 
may fade something. Each day every bit of dust 
is removed from the furniture and some lubri¬ 
cant or polish is applied from time to time to 
keep the surface in the best of condition. 

She is careful in the choice of her gowns, hats 
and shoes, and gives them every possible atten¬ 
tion, and yet this same woman is foolish enough 
to think that her face, figure and hair need abso¬ 
lutely no care, and that it is natural for her to 
look old and tired after thirty odd years have 
passed. 

No Shame in Wishing to be Pretty. 

There is every excuse for a woman to wish to be 
pretty. If she opens a book of poems or a novel 
she finds beauty praised and ugliness condemned. 
If she looks at a picture gallery she finds the 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


3 


handsomest faces selected to be hung on the line. 
At the theatre, she sees the attention excited by a 
lovely face. In the park she watches with appre¬ 
ciation the pretty faces and observes that others 
do so as well, in fact, wherever she goes the 
great truth, that pretty women are among the 
most sought-after things on earth, is made patent 
to her. 

Small wonder then, that the grand question in 
a woman’s mind is: Am I pretty? And if not 
how best can I become so? 

Any woman can make herself attractive. To 
do so is her birthright. She can bring her own 
peculiar type of beauty nearer to perfection if 
she wills to devote attention to it. Nature en¬ 
dows woman with beauty, but she can easily for¬ 
feit this dowry through carelessness and inatten¬ 
tion. If she prizes it and takes care of it, she may 
retain it throughout life, but if she abuses and 
neglects it, it is snatched from her by the hand 
of Time, as ruthlessly as wealth is snatched from 
those who have it but do not take care of it. Of 
all luxuries beauty is the cheapest and at the 
same time the most desired. It is within reach of 
all who care to make an effort for it, and if wo¬ 
man wants to regard her happiness, beauty is a 
necessity and not a luxury. 

The woman who know^s how to take care of 
herself and make the best of her appearance is al¬ 
ways the woman who looks better, enjoys herself 


4 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


more and is sought after so much oftener than her 
more ignorant and shabby looking sister. 

The well-groomed, graceful woman with a good 
complexion is becoming every day more appre¬ 
ciated. To her the world makes its best bow, 
turning indifferently from the frowsy, careless 
women who recklessly disregard the rules of both 
Nature and Art in ignoring the niceties of the 
toilet. 

The strictly up-to-date woman knows the im¬ 
portance and value of a good appearance, and 
anything that threatens to rob her of the outward 
sign of youth, is combated and defied by all rea¬ 
sonable means. 

There is nothing more natural than that every 
woman should wish to look her best, and preserve 
as long as possible all the advantages with which 
Nature had endowed her, and the time she de¬ 
votes to making herself more attractive is certain¬ 
ly time well spent, provided she understands and 
proceeds intelligently. 

Do not permit yourself to drift into a slipshod 
method of caring for your personal appearance. 
Remember that many of the blessings you most 
prize or most long for, are dependent upon the 
attractiveness of your face. “Always look your 
best” is a motto that you should adopt and apply 
conscientiously to your daily life. Its practice 
will bring you happiness and give you power to 
retain a hold on the affections of those you love. 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


5 


Watch yourself! See to that sagging cheek or 
drooping eye-lid. Keep your eyes bright and your 
complexion clear. Don’t let the wrinkles come or 
remain; a woman’s age is not reckoned by years, 
some are old at twenty-five and others are young 
at sixty. It all depends upon the intelligent care 
she gives to her personal appearance. 

The woman who regards beauty as an attribute 
of youth makes a great mistake. Mothers need 
not lose the bloom of youth and should retain a 
fresh and fine complexion, free from wrinkles and 
roughness. Is it not a sad experience in the life 
of a middle-aged woman when she looks into the 
mirror and discovers signs of years,—those un¬ 
welcome lines of care and neglect. But even then 
it is not too late, stay young, stay handsome, 
make a study of your figure and complexion; and 
if you earnestly set about renovating your out¬ 
ward form you can count on Mother Nature to 
reward you for your efforts. 

The power of beauty is universally acknowl¬ 
edged. In all countries, in all ages, and by all 
types of men, poets and warriors, artists and 
statesmen, all testify to the potent influence of 
this wonderful gift. 

It was in recognition of this that the ancient 
classical fabulist wrote: 

“Three women went to the Silent Fates to pray 
for gifts.’ 

“ ‘Let me have love,’ said one, ‘and I will ask for 
naught else.’ 


6 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


“ ‘Give me fame/ her sister begged, ‘and I will be 
contented.’ 

“ ‘It is wealth that smoothes life’s pathway. Send 
me riches for my portion/ prayed the third.’ 
“As they went away the fourth woman following 
them, laughing as she said: ‘Give me beauty ? 
O Immortal Ones, and with that wondrous 
power will I win all the gifts these other 
women begged. Love, Fame, Wealth—all 
are beauty’s dower.’ And the Fates there¬ 
upon named her the Wise Woman.” 

And again it was not Cinderella’s goodness, 
nor even the smallness of her slipper that sent 
the Fairy Prince hot-foot in search of her. It 
was just her pretty face, and what holds good 
in the old fairy tale also holds good in every-day 
life. There isn’t a woman to-day who can take up 
the role of the plain sister. What we have to do 
is to make the best of our good looks and hold 
them as long as we can. 

Personal beauty always has been and always 
will be a dominant power. History portrays that 
beautiful women have swayed the destinies of 
Nations, and while it may not be yours to influ¬ 
ence to that degree, yet it behooves you not only 
to protect but enhance the personal charms with 
which Nature has endowed you. By due care it 
is very easy to avoid the tell-tale lines of Father 
Time. 

The woman who is but meagerly endowed with 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


7 


the charms she would like to possess must not 
despair. The young girl should labor unceasing¬ 
ly to obtain the degree of perfection to which her 
very youth entitles her. The woman of thirty 
may have secured her knowledge later in life but 
still not too late to know that by sufficient care 
she may postpone the appearance of age for years 
to come. Older women must be convinced that 
much can be done towards repairing the damage 
wrought by neglect and carelessness, and every 
woman ought to know that it is very essential to 
devote a certain amount of time each day to 
personal attention, even though you must neglect 
something else that may not be as necessary to 
your welfare. 

The chief ornament of modern civilization is 
Woman Beautiful, and she should be ambitious 
enough to realize the importance of the work that 
will aid her to preserve the charms she has, as 
well as acquiring those she may not possess. 


The Care of the Complexion. 

If to her share some female errors fall, 

Look on her face and you’ll forget them all. 

—Pope. 

The causes of a bad complexion are very nu¬ 
merous, but there is no question that with intelli- 



8 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


gent care you can transform the poorest face into 
one that will be good looking or positively beauti¬ 
ful. Overlooking entirely the matter of vanity, 
it is a woman’s duty to use all means in her power 
to beautify and preserve her complexion. It is 
fitting that “the index of the soul” should be kept 
as clean and bright and beautiful as possible. 
There is no such a thing as a hopelessly homely 
woman; in the light of modern knowledge of the 
Art of Beauty. I studied faces the world over 
and confess that there are very few fatally ugly 
women, and even they can be improved on if they 
would only take the trouble. Cosmetics and good 
taste will transform the common looking woman 
into a charming and even striking personage. 
Victor Hugo says that he who would know suffer¬ 
ing, should know the sorrows of an ugly woman, 
and he will touch the depths of bitterness. She 
would give years of her life, for one year of 
beauty; the loveliness of a rival eats into her 
heart like corrosion, and she even shrinks from 
looking into her own mirror. 

If such a woman would only know how much 
she can accomplish and how she can transform 
herself with a little intelligent care; one by one 
she can eliminate those little defects that rob her 
of that which should be every woman’s heritage, 
namely, beauty. 

I appeal to the “plain” woman who is but 
meagerly endowed with the charms she would 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


9 


like to possess. I want to assure her that there 
is hardly a defect that she cannot get rid of and 
if she but follows my instructions, it will not be 
long before she recognizes a remarkable improve¬ 
ment in her complexion. We cannot all be beau¬ 
ties, but there is scarcely any woman who can¬ 
not be greatly improved by a little knowledge, 
care and attention. 

I will now proceed to give in detail the differ¬ 
ent defects of the face, how to overcome them or 
completely eliminate them. 

The Complexion. 

The purity of the complexion is of course most 
essential to the attainment of a beautiful face, 
and nothing will sooner bring about that happy 
result, than thorough cleanliness. In washing 
the face thoroughly and vigorously, you not only 
free it from impurities which it has accumulated, 
but with the aid of a good face brush you bring 
the blood to the surface of the skin which will 
give you that pink and white complexion so much 
desired by every woman. Once a week it is well 
to give the face a good lathering, using a soft 
washing glove or a complexion brush. A delight¬ 
ful lather can be made by putting a good piece of 
soap into a jar, upon which a small quantity of 
hot soft water should be poured, and this should 
be beaten with a fibre-whisk until it is of the con¬ 
sistency of a creamy froth. Hot water for the 


10 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


face is not only delightfully refreshing, but it 
clears the pores of the skin more effectually than 
cold or tepid water would. After washing, the 
face should be carefully wiped dry, with a soft 
towel,—upwards rather than downwards, as this 
tends to preserve the roundness of the cheeks. For 
washing the face rain water is very beneficial, 
but in the absence of that, any water will do, if 
you will soften it by using a tablespoonful of 
powdered borax to a basin of water. 

When feeling tired, hot water is very refresh¬ 
ing and gives you renewed energy for any coming 
task. It is not my intention to speak upon the 
subject of baths just now, I shall touch upon that 
more elaborately later, but in speaking of acquir¬ 
ing a good complexion, I wish to emphasize that 
thorough cleanliness of the whole body helps the 
complexion immensely. After a good hot bath 
the complexion is always at its best, and no mat¬ 
ter how rough and coarse your skin may be, you 
can change it so that it becomes smooth and of 
a fine texture, simply by the use of a daily warm 
bath with good soap and a flesh brush, and when 
the skin is very rough it is advisable to use a 
cold cream after you are all through with the 
bath. 

A good flesh brush is very essential for the 
thorough cleanliness of the body and the beauti¬ 
fying of the face; and considering how inexpen¬ 
sive they are, everybody ought to own one. It re- 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


11 


quires no great penetration to understand why a 
flesh brush will do much by way of improving the 
skin, for brush friction makes the circulation 
active immediately beneath the skin. This alone 
when done daily, makes the skin clear and 
healthy. Besides when the brush is the cleansing 
agent, no dry or old skin can ever adhere to the 
body, because the bristles at once remove it. 

For improving the skin a cloth or a sponge is 
absolutely worthless. A sponge is only good for 
dashing cold water on the body, and the cloth 
should be used for the ears only. 

At the end of the bath the whole body should be 
a bright pink, the color will fade in ten or fifteen 
minutes, leaving the surface white and the blood 
circulating easily. 


Mme. Lefron’s Complexion Brush. 

An ideal flesh brush for the face or entire body, just 
sufficiently firm to give an exhilarating glow and feeling 
of freshness throughout. Removes the old dead cuticle 
and is as necessary as water to the health and beauty of 
the skin and entire body. Can be used wet or dry. 

Price 50c. and $1.00. 


Face Steaming. 

Face steaming is a great aid to beauty, but it 
must not be overdone. Twice a week is quite 
enough, and unless the complexion is in a really 


12 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


bad condition, once in seven days will be the best 
interval. The benefit of this process of cleansing 
is in opening the pores and inducing perspiration 
that causes them to eject impurities, which would 
not otherwise be thrown oft, but care must be 
taken to close the pores afterward and “tone” the 
flesh that has become unnaturally soft from ex¬ 
cessive heat. 

You can get at most druggists a special appa¬ 
ratus for steaming, but you can make an excellent 
substitute out of a chafing dish or any vessel with 
a large surface that may be put over a small stove 
and kept at a boiling point. 

When the water is at a boiling point it is then 
ready for use; then the face should be held over 
the steam, throwing over the head a thick towel 
or other cover that will hold the moist heat. The 
face must be turned occasionally that all parts of 
it will come in contact with the steam. 

If for any reason you do not wish to use the 
above method, hot cloths is another good way of 
steaming the face. Turkish toweling or a 
thick flannel will answer the purpose, and you 
must have two of them. Put these wash rags into 
a basin of water as hot as can be borne on the 
face, and begin the operation of steaming. 

Hold one steaming hot cloth over the face with 
both hands until it cools, when the second should 
be applied so that the warmth may not go out of 
the skin. 


THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


13 


Ten minutes steaming of either process is suffi¬ 
cient, then the face should be dried and a face 
cream massaged into the open pores. To do this 
dip the fingers into the face cream and smear it 
on the face. Then, using the fingers of both hands, 
do a rapid massage. 

The cheeks require a rotary motion, the fore¬ 
head stroking by beginning over the nose and 
drawing each hand toward the temples, smooth¬ 
ing as one goes. For the chin the fingers should 
meet just on the tip and be pushed up toward the 
ears. Special attention should be given to the 
crease either side of the nose by the nostrils, for 
it is there that blackheads are most apt to gather. 

The flesh well rubbed with cream, should be 
given a quick thorough washing with hot water 
to draw out superfluous grease, and the skin must 
be rapidly treated to tighten it or prevent sag¬ 
ging. 

For this nothing is better than to dash cold 
water over the face. Then a good astringent 
lotion may be wiped on and allowed to remain. 

An excellent face cream is made as follows: 


Oil of sweet almonds. 4 ounces 

White wax. 6 drams 

Spermaceti . 6 drams 

Borax. 2 drams 

Glycerine. IV 2 ounces 

Orange flower water. 2 ounces 

Oil of Neroli.15 drops 

Oil of Bigarade.15 drops 

Oil of Petit-grain.15 drops 











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THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


The fats and oils are to be put in a double 
boiler* and warmed by gentle heat till they can be 
smoothly mingled. The perfumed water is poured 
in very slowly, drop by drop, while the mixture 
is steadily stirred with a silver fork. Add the 
perfumed oil last just before the cream congeals. 

Another very good face cream is made as 
follows: 


Orange flower water, triple. 6 ounces 

Deodorized alcohol. 1% ounces 

Bitter almonds, blanched. 1 ounce 

White wax. 1 dram 

Spermaceti . 1 dram 

Oil of Bene. 1 dram 

Soap paste or shaving cream. 1 dram 

Oil of Bergamot.12 drops 

Oil of Cloves. 6 drops 

Oil of Neroli, bigarade. 6 drops 

Borax ... 1/5 ounce 


Dissolve the borax in the orange flower water 
slightly warmed; mingle the wax, spermaceti, oil 
of Bene, and shaving cream in a double boiler at 
gentle heat, then stir in the perfumed water and 
almonds with a silver fork and add the perfumed 
oil last just before the cream congeals. 

Face Cream. 

Mme. Lefron’s face cream renders the complexion su¬ 
perbly beautiful, free from all ingredients apt to induce 
hair growth, or other injurious effects. It gives to 
woman a beauty which commands; a youthfulness which 

*A double boiler is an iron or tin vessel containing a smaller 
one of china or earthen ware, so arranged that the inside vessel is 
heated by the boiling water the outside one contains. In the ab¬ 
sence of this elaborate contrivance you can take a china cup and 
set it in a pan of hot water, and it will almost do as well. 













THE ROAD TO BEAUTY 


15 


passing years do not diminish. It softens rough skin, 
whitens and beautifies the face, neck and hands. It 
soothes and heals chap, sunburn and windburn. 

To protect the hands and face against wrinkle-making 
winds, inclement weather, and the sun’s glare, rub into 
the skin an ample amount of Mme. Lefron’s Face Cream 
and rinse off any excess with water and dry with a soft 
towel. This forms a facial armor against all sorts of 
hostile weather conditions. 

MME. LEFRON’S FACE CREAM IS NOT A 
GREASE. It is not contaminated by either fat, oil or 
grease of any kind. The pores of the famished skin de¬ 
vour it so rapidly that within five minutes it will have 
entirely disappeared from the surface. 

Mme. Lefron’s Face Cream is a delicate white un¬ 
guent of skillfully blended vegetable balsams and nutri¬ 
ents, daintily scented with crushed flower perfumes, 
pure as virgin snow, rich and sweet as fresh dairy cream. 

It is a wonderful skin food and tissue builder; an ex¬ 
ternal food which sinks into the skin, and is rapidly 
absorbed and by the tiny blood vessels underneath. It 
builds up firm, healthy, pulsating flesh and keeps the 
skin soft, smooth and transparent* It keeps the face 
young and restores a girlish complexion to the faded 
cheek of middle age. 

2 ounce jar.$0.50 

6 ounce jar. 1.00 

1 lb. jar. 2.50 

Almond Lotion. 

A very good Almond Lotion is made as follows: 

Bitter almonds, blanched. 4 ounces 

Orange flower water.12 ounces 

Curd soap (any fine toilet soap).. .% ounce 

Oil of Bergamot.50 drops 

Oil of Cannelle.10 drops 

Oil of almonds.20 drops 

Alcohol 65%. 4 ounces 











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This is a bland lotion, very cleansing and whit¬ 
ening. The soap must be broken up, and dissolved 
in the orange flower water, by heating in a double 
boiler, beat up the almonds in a clean marble 
mortar, and gradually work in the soap and 
water; strain through a clean muslin strainer, 
then return to the mortar and while stirring, 
gradually work in the alcohol in which the oil 
has previously been dissolved. 

Blackheads and Pimples. 

Blackheads and pimples quite frequently are 
caused by eating improperly cooked or over 
greasy food, but again are due entirely to exter¬ 
nal conditions. Unless the face is carefully 
cleansed blackheads are inevitable, for the pores 
become clogged with dust from the street and 
soon the unsightly black blemishes appear. 

When eruptions of this kind are present, 
cleanse the face thoroughly, and for this one 
should use liquid green soap and a soft com¬ 
plexion brush. Lather and scrub the face at night 
with hot water, then rinse and dry. 

After this cleansing rub into the skin a lotion 
made from one dram each of precipitate of sul¬ 
phur, spirits of camphor and glycerine put into 
four drams of rosewater and let it remain into 
pores over night. The following morning bathe 
the face in warm water and again rub on this lo¬ 
tion. It may be wiped, but not washed off then, 


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and powder may be dusted over the flesh if you 
wish. Do this every day and ouce a week at 
night; steam the face for ten minutes. 

The object of the steaming is to thoroughly 
soften the skin and open the pores. At the end 
of ten minutes of steaming mop the face gently 
with a soft towel, and then with a new needle 
open any pimples or blackheads there may be and 
gently press out the matter. This done, put a 
drop of peroxide of hydrogen over each punctured 
spot and then apply a cream made of one and a 
quarter ounces each of lanoline, almond oil and 
sulphur precipitate, five drams of oxide of zinc 
and one dram of violet extract. Melt the lanoline 
in a double boiler and mix in the sulphur evenly. 
Remove from heat and beat in the almond oil and 
zinc, adding the perfume slowly. Do the mixing 
with a silver fork. 

Massage this well into the face, take at least 
ten minutes for the work. Then wash off thor¬ 
oughly with hot water, rinsing in cold. In this 
last water there should be ten drops of tincture of 
benzoin. 

In the morning the lotion already given may be 
used again. Do not apply the cream and steam 
oftener than once a week. 

An easier way to accomplish the same results 
is as follows: 

For three weeks, or until the skin is softened, 
apply a face cream every night before retiring. 


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Let the cream remain on the face during the 
night. In the morning wash it off with hot water, 
rinse the face thoroughly with cooler water. At 
the end of three weeks, the blackheads will in 
most cases have been expelled by the treatment. 

MME. LEFRON'S PIMPLE AND BLACKHEAD 
CREAM speedily and permanently cures pimples, black¬ 
heads, eczema and all eruptive skin diseases. It is a 
healing, disinfecting, antiseptic cream, which draws out 
every impurity from the skin, makes the flesh healthy 
and the cuticle sound and smooth. 

The most chronic forms of loathsome skin diseases are 
so easily cured by Mme. Lefron’s Pimple Cream that 
there is no longer any excuse for a diseased skin or loss 
of beauty resulting therefrom. This cream removes the 
dregs of disease and putrid substances which clog and 
distend the pores and glands. 

Mme. Lefron’s Pimple Cream is a magic healer, cura¬ 
tive and beautifying. It has cured the severest cases in 
a few weeks. 

Price $1.00 per jar. 

Freckles. 

The freckled maiden may have Titian hair and 
brilliant coloring, but if her complexion is spot¬ 
ted, her beauty is indeed marred. As a rule those 
afflicted with freckles have unusually fine skins, 
and when free from these discolorations the com¬ 
plexion generally far outshines the ordinary type. 

To remove these “spots” bleaches should be 
applied, for freckles are distinctly a discoloration. 
Unfortunately they are beneath the surface of 
the flesh, and so only very strong caustics can 


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19 


work quickly. These, however, make the epider¬ 
mis so sensitive that it is more liable than before 
treatment to effects from the sun. 

The safest remedy, therefore, is to use simple 
bleaches whose action will be gentle and slow, 
but not harmful. Even by constantly putting on 
these washes it is by no means certain that all 
will be efficacious, but one after another can be 
tried until that which best suits the skin is found. 

For instance, when the spots are light yellow a 
saturated solution of borax in rosewater may be 
all that is needed. This is made by adding pow¬ 
dered borax to rosewater until the liquid will 
dissolve no more. The wash is then put on five or 
six times a day. It should dry on the flesh. 

Another simple application is freshly cut 
lemon, but it is well to soften the skin before ap¬ 
plying it. To open the pores so they will absorb 
this juice, cloths wet in hot water should be held 
on the face until the skin is soft and pliable, then 
a small quantity of cold cream may be rubbed in. 
After this preparation a freshly cut lemon should 
be rubbed over the flesh, letting the juice remain 
on. This can be done in the morning as well as at 
night. 

Another preparation, a cream suited to the re¬ 
moval of freckles and tan, is based on honey. 

It is made from two ounces each of spermaceti 
and sweet oil of almonds, an even teaspoonful of 
strained honey and a few drops of rose or violet 


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essence. The spermaceti should be placed in a 
basin, set in hot water, and as soon as it softens 
the honey should be evenly blended. The almond 
oil is next added, then the basin is removed from 
the heat, the scent is put in last and the whole is 
beaten until it begins to harden. If the first two 
ingredients become hot the cream will never 
harden. 

This lotion is applied to the skin at night and 
stays on until morning. Its effect is softening 
and whitening. 

When the freckles are dark or of long duration 
a home-made burning plaster may be used, if one 
wishes. To prepare it a tablespoonful of the best 
English dry mustard is made smooth with lemon 
juice. To this is added a teaspoonful of oil of al¬ 
monds. This paste is then spread over the skin in 
a thin layer and allowed to stay on until smarting 
begins. A similar application is made in the 
morning. After several days of this treatment 
the upper skin will peel and the freckles come out 
with it. Then the rosewater and borax, recipe 
already given, should be used frequently, every 
day, for the skin will require nourishment to 
bring it back to normal condition. 

Simple Bleaches that Remove Tan. 

The secret of getting rid of tan is in washing 
the face and hands constantly in bleaches or whit- 
eners. These applications at first may seem in- 


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effectual, but after a few days will prove a real 
cure. 

For the removal of a slight coat of tan butter¬ 
milk and even plain cream are highly to be com¬ 
mended, but it must be understood that they are 
to be used daily. It will do absolutely no good 
to wash the hands and face in buttermilk once a 
day, or once in several days; it must be many 
times every day. In that way the skin is con¬ 
stantly under the influence of whitening and re¬ 
fining properties, and, if it is protected in the 
interval, summer need have no terrors for those 
who would fain have pretty complexions. 

A girl who sails, plays tennis or goes in for any 
sport that takes her much in the open air should 
always have buttermilk in the house, and each 
time she comes in from play she should wipe her 
face and neck with the whitening liquid. In ap¬ 
plying the milk soak old linen in it, and then wipe 
these over the flesh. The liquid must be allowed 
to dry in, and later wiped off with rosewater. This 
is preferable to plain water, but a trifle expensive, 
so if money is an object tincture of benzoin may 
be substituted. 

Of this fluid twelve drops in a pint of water 
are sufficient, and this bath may be slightly warm, 
but not hot. It will serve to remove the odor of 
milk, which is not pleasant. Incidentally it is 
softening in effect. 

Another application that is sometimes easier to 


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obtain than buttermilk is vinegar and horserad¬ 
ish. The horseradish must be from the fresh root, 
not that which has been bottled. In preparing 
this compound it should be put into a cup, cov¬ 
ered with cider vinegar, and allowed to stand for 
several hours. It is then mopped freely over the 
skin and allowed to dry on. This tonic whitener 
is especially good to use at night, letting the acid 
act on the skin for many hours. It is a pro¬ 
nounced astringent, and when the face is pitted 
with large pores, or is inclined to be oily, is an ex¬ 
cellent lotion. 

When tan is several layers deep in the skin 
something a little stronger than these bleaches is 
needed, and for a heavy coat nothing is better 
than a mixture of magnesia and soft water, mak¬ 
ing a paste of the two, and spreading it over the 
face to dry on, or to stay about five minutes. It 
must be washed off with warm, not hot, water and 
soap, and a little cold cream may be rubbed over 
the flesh. 

An effective lotion for tan and freckles is a 
saturated solution of borax in rosewater. As 
much of the powder is put into the perfumed 
water as the latter will dissolve, and this is fre¬ 
quently applied to the skin and allowed to dry on. 
This mixture is beneficial in ways which the plain 
saturated solution seems to have no effect, and 
though the rosewater is a substitute for the plain 
saturated mixture, the latter does not bring the 
same results as rosewater. 


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Freckles, Tan and Discolorations of the Skin. 

MME. LEFRON’S BLEACHING CREAM bleaches 
by the liberation of oxygen on coming in contact with 
the skin and contains nothing that is injurious. It re¬ 
moves freckles, tan and all discolorations, giving the 
skin a soft, velvety and youthful appearance. It is thor¬ 
oughly antiseptic, preventing pimples, blackheads, and 
clears the skin of all impurities. 

Price $1.00 Per Jar. 

Astringent Lotions That Will Keep The Face 
Fresh and Young. 

Lotions that soften and refine the skin are us¬ 
ually considered among the luxuries of a toilet 
table, but when one knows that some of these as¬ 
tringent tonics are really important in keeping 
the skin fresh and that they may be substituted 
occasionally for water they become necessities 
that every woman should possess. 

It is undoubtedly true that applying an astrin¬ 
gent after washing keeps the tissues firmer and 
the complexion clearer, hence the practical value 
of these mixtures. 

One of the best of these lotions is one made of 
three ounces of jasmine water, one and one-half 
ounces each of vanilla and acacia waters, a quar¬ 
ter of an ounce of tuberose water and a half dram 
of benzoin tincture. 

The three waters may be made by diluting the 
different extracts with deodorized alcohol. 

To mix, everything should be put together but 
the benzoin. This last is put in a drop at a time, 


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stirring constantly. To use, a teaspoonful should 
be put into a basin of clear water, or it may be 
wiped, full strength, over the face after washing. 
If, after a time, there is any sensation of dryness, 
the application should be omitted for a cou¬ 
ple of days, and be put into rinsing water. 

Another astringent is a combination of half an 
ounce of tincture of benzoin, one dram of tincture 
of musk, two and one-half ounces of rectified spir¬ 
its, and three and one-half gills of rose water. 

The alcohol and tinctures should be put togeth¬ 
er, and the rose water added last. 

This is used like the first lotion. 

A third and more active astringent is made of 
two and one-half ounces each of extracts of 
acacia, violet and rose. 

To the extracts are added two and one-half 
ounces of tincture of orris root and one-half 
pint of white wine vinegar. 

This should be put into a tightly corked bottle 
and left undisturbed for two weeks, when the 
mixture is poured through coarse paper that acts 
as a filter. It can be used full strength, or 
diluted, like the two previously given. 

It must not for a moment be thought that these 
tonics take the place of water as cleansing agents. 
The skin must be quite clean before they are put 
on, otherwise the tendency will be to contract the 
pores while they are filled with impurities. The 
only time astringents may be substituted for 


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25 


water is when one is tired or wishes to refresh the 
complexion. When used in this way the tonics 
can always be left to dry on. 

Fountain of Youth Water. 


Quick sulphur. 1 ounce 

Oliban. 2 ounces 

Myrrh . 2 ounces 

Amber . 6 drams 

Eosewater. 1 quart 


Distill the whole in water bath, and wash with 
it every night on retiring to rest. The following 
morning wash with weak barley water, and your 
complexion will gain a youthful appearance. 

Beauty Eubber Bulb. 

Pure rubber bulb, none better made and only the best 
rubber is used in these goods, finely finished, strong and 
very elastic. Used for removing wrinkles, blackheads, 
filling out hollow cheeks and neck. This cup is used by 
professional masseurs. 

Price 50c. 

Perspiration. 

Some people are much distressed with profuse 
perspiration, more especially under the arm pits, 
this can easily be checked by boracic acid baths, 
in the proportion of one part of the acid to twenty 
parts of hot water. 

Powdered boracic acid, mixed with fine starch, 
forms a most useful dusting powder for the pur¬ 
poses of checking unpleasant perspiration. It is 
largely used as an antiseptic in hospitals, and it 
is mild even to abraded surfaces. 







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Too much heed cannot be given to the condition 
of the the undergarments. Better to wear those 
that have been washed and not ironed, because 
they will be fresh, than to continue using those 
that have an odor, even though they look clean. 

An excellent suggestion for the business wo¬ 
man compelled to economize on laundry is to put 
the undergarments she has worn all day in a tub 
of hot water and ammonia, leaving them to soak 
for an hour before retiring. Then they must be 
wrung as dry as the hands can make them and 
left to air, so they will be in condition for wear 
on the following day. In the morning they will 
be fresh, though slightly wrinkled. 

The easiest way of washing corsets, an article 
of clothing that quickly absorbs perspiration, is 
to scrub with a soapy nail brush, having am¬ 
monia in the water. They are then rinsed by hold¬ 
ing under running water, and dried by pinning 
so the bones are up and down. In this way the 
water drains off. Those persons who are afflicted 
with odorous perspiration should always use sali¬ 
cylic acid soap for laundering body garments. 

Theoretically, astringents check perspiration 
by acting on the pores; practically I think the 
only effect they have is slightly to mitigate con¬ 
ditions. There is no question but that they should 
be used freely, especially when the excretion has 
a disagreeable odor. 

Baths of one kind or another must be taken 


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27 


morning and night, and again during the day, if 
possible. It is not desirable for even healthy per¬ 
sons to get into the tub as frequently as three 
times a day, so sponging should be taken instead. 
Under no circumstances must the mistake be 
made of merely wiping over the body with per¬ 
fumed water, under the impression that it will 
dissipate the odor. The sweetness affects it only 
to add another element, and the combination is 
most unpleasant. The fact that this is frequent¬ 
ly done, however, by untidy individuals explains 
the prejudice some persons have to toilet waters. 

Changing the underclothes twice a day is de¬ 
sirable, airing well those that have been taken off. 
Dress shields may be washed in warm, not hot, 
water, and soap. These are a detail of clothing 
to which strict attention is not given as a rule. 

An astringent that acts pleasantly on the skin 
of the body as a tonic is made of one gill of alco¬ 
hol, an ounce each of spirits of ammonia and spir¬ 
its of camphor, two and one-half ounces of sea 
salt and boiling water to make the quantity a 
pint. This is mixed by putting all ingredients 
into a bottle and shaking thoroughly. It should 
be freely wiped over the flesh after bathing and 
left to dry on. 

A powder that may be dusted over the flesh is 
made of a dram each of oxide of zinc and boracic 
acid, two drams of lycopodium powder, half an 
ounce of starch and a quarter of an ounce of pow- 


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dered orris-root. This is mixed by sifting and 
applied with a puff. 

For local places, such as under the arms and 
on the chest, where many persons perspire freely, 
there may be used a lotion made of two ounces of 
glycerine, six ounces of perchloride of iron and 
twenty drops of essence of bergamot. This may 
be put on with a brush, morning and night, after 
bathing, letting it dry on the skin. For the 
face frequent wiping with a toilet water, or 
lavender vinegar, is desirable, though not cura¬ 
tive. 

Mme. Leeron’s Deodorizing Powder. 

An efficient medical toilet powder for curing and re¬ 
lieving offensive odors arising from any part of the body. 

Especially adapted to swollen, inflamed, hot, intense 
itching and macerating conditions of the skin. Guaran¬ 
teed to be perfectly harmless containing the highest 
medicinal materials known to leading Dermatologists. 

Price 50c. 

Prickly Heat. 

It is not only babies who suffer from prickly 
heat, for that much-to-be-dreaded eruption fre¬ 
quently attacks older persons. It comes from an 
overheated condition of the blood, and consists of 
a surface irritation, as a rule, on those parts of 
the body where there is pressure from clothing. 
This very fact makes it more painful. The rash 
may appear, however, upon wrists, arms or limbs, 
and the only way of getting rid of it is through 
treatment that will cool the blood. 


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29 


This means not only local applications, but 
most careful attention to diet. No red meats 
should be eaten, poultry, lamb and fish, being the 
only flesh that will not aggravate the trouble. 
Alcohol in any form, it should be superfluous to 
add, must not be indulged in. Violent effort that 
will heat the blood is to be avoided, and care 
should be taken not to go in the hot sun. 

Salt water bathing, if one is so fortunate as to 
be near the ocean, should be indulged in daily. 
Barring this a substitute, a cold sponge bath, pat¬ 
ting the body with salt, while it is still wet, will 
be soothing and beneficial. 

Prickly heat as it shows on the surface is a fine, 
red eruption, that itches, and when it appears 
where frequent bathing is possible, a strong solu¬ 
tion of bi-carbonate of soda often gives relief. To 
make this mixture a tablespoonful of the soda 
may be dissolved in half a pint of water. The 
skin may be moistened with this solution as often 
as desired, letting it dry on. 

When the eruption appears on the body the 
clothing should be so arranged as to prevent any 
flannel or linty material rubbing the tortured 
flesh. This is the most difficult of all to manage, 
for any pressure naturally increases the trouble. 
An old remedy to relieve this condition which our 
grandmothers used, was camphor water and tinc¬ 
ture of red pepper, a teaspoonful of the latter to 
a pint of the former. This was applied external- 


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ly not oftener than twice a week, and was allowed 
to dry on. It was regarded as a local stimulant 
that cooled the skin. 

Borax and glycerine also give relief, a popular 
preparation of it being three and one-half ounces 
of elder flower water mixed with a half an ounce 
of glycerine, and a quarter of a dram of borax. 
This is wiped over the skin morning and night, 
and through the day when irritation is extreme. 
Another excellent preparation is made from two 
teaspoonfuls of a diluted solution of subacetate 
of lead in a half a pint of water. Cider vinegar, 
diluted one half in water, is also recommended. 
Both applications are made by bathing the irri¬ 
tated parts frequently. 

There is nothing more cooling to the blood, 
when it is really excessively warm, than to get 
into a tub of tepid water and slowly let cold 
water run in. By this method the temperature of 
the bath is so moderately decreased as to give the 
body no shock, and as soon as the water feels cool 
to the flesh, the inflow should be stopped. One 
may stay in water like this for ten minutes, and 
again let more cold flow in, if desired. At no 
time should it be more than cool. Chill is to be 
avoided as it shocks the system. 

Putting the feet into cold water is another way 
of cooling the entire body. It is astonishing, what 
an effect a few inches of cold liquid over the feet 
may have upon the entire system. 


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How To Remove Fine Veins. 

Cold weather sometimes causes the appearance 
of fine veins in the face that are unsightly. Slight 
as these usually are at first, they are disfiguring, 
and to remove them is a duty. 

To take them out soften and warm the skin 
just before going to bed. The flesh, especially 
over the veins, should be mopped gently with 
cloths soaking wet with hot water. This should 
be done for at least five minutes, and then a 
cream must be massaged into the pores. 

Best for this is a lotion containing a small 
quantity of distilled witch hazel. A good one is 
made of one dram each of white wax and sper¬ 
maceti. Place these in a basin set in a pan of hot 
water. Break the cakes so that melting will be 
rapid, and take care that as the ingredients dis¬ 
solve they do not become hot. 

As soon as the two are soft stir in an ounce 
of almond oil. Into half a gill of rosewater put 
half a gill of distilled witch hazel. Remove the 
basin from the heat and slowly beat into the fats 
the rosewater and witch hazel. 

Only a small quantity should go in at a time 
and heating should be constant. Should the cream 
begin to harden before all is mixed return the 
basin to the hot water for an instant. 

Put the cream when cool into a covered box. 

This is good for any kind of skin trouble. 

When it is used for fine veins massage should 


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be gentle, so the walls of the blood vessel will 
not be irritated. 

Another application to use when the flesh and 
muscles of the face seem to be getting flabby or 
loose is made from a wineglassful of orange flow¬ 
er water, a quarter of a teaspoonful of camphor, 
half a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda and 
two teaspoonfuls each of glycerine and cologne. 

The camphor, which should be the gum, is dis¬ 
solved in the cologne before it is put into the 
flower water. 

This is to be well shaken and mopped over the 
face at night after washing. It may be applied 
during the daytime, but should there be a feeling 
of tightness following, its use should be less fre¬ 
quent. 

Paint for Hiding Discolorations of the Face. 

Good for birth-marks, discolored eyes, heavy veins or 
any other discolorations of the face. The only thing of 
its kind made. 

Put up in a box containing two sticks of paint, pow¬ 
der and powder puff, with full directions how to use it. 

Price $1.00 for the Complete Box. 

Moles and Warts. 

Moles have been called “beauty spots” and in¬ 
deed if the mole is small, dark and flat and lo¬ 
cated on the lip, for instance, where the contrast 
to a fair, pretty skin is pleasing, it may be quiet, 
pretty and attractive, with something of the 
charm of a beauty patch. 


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33 


But if it is large and fleshy and found on the 
top of the nose or other equally undesirable place, 
it is most disfiguring and should be removed, 
since it is so simple a matter. 

Where a mole is large and raised it can often 
be removed by tying a white silk thread tightly 
around its base. Be sure to use only white and 
sterilized silk. This cuts off the blood supply and 
the mole will wither and drop off. When the 
top falls apply cold cream until healed. 

Light brown moles in some cases can be bleach¬ 
ed with an ordinary freckle lotion. Another for¬ 
mula is chlorate of potassium 30 grains, rose wa¬ 
ter 8 ounces, applied with a camel’s hair brush to 
the discoloration night and morning for two days. 

In addition to any external applications a cer¬ 
tain amount of internal treatment is usually nec¬ 
essary to a cure, for while the spots do not always 
arise from an unhealthy condition of the liver, 
that organ, or some other, is evidently deranged, 
and until this is made right no improvement can 
be effected. Whether torpid liver, or other inter¬ 
nal wrong is the cause each sufferer is very likely 
to know the reason, and, having decided this and 
done what can be to remedy it, outward applica¬ 
tions may be tried. Incidentally, if it is the liver 
that is at fault, exercise to stimulate the action 
and cathartics are necessary, and only simple 
foods must be indulged in. 

When beginning local treatment an application 


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that is frequently efficacious is made from an 
ounce of elderflower ointment and twenty grains 
of sulphate of zinc. This is well mixed, and 
rubbed over the spot only, each night. In the 
morning the lotion should be washed off with 
some bland soap, such as Castile, and through the 
day the spot may be wet frequently with a mix¬ 
ture of fifteen grains of citric acid, and a gill of 
infusion of roses. If this treatment is success¬ 
ful, the spot will disappear within two or three 
weeks, and to prevent a return, the skin should 
be wiped daily with a lotion of half an ounce of 
powdered borax, an ounce of pure glycerine, and 
a quart of camphor water, not the tincture. 

This tonic may be used twice a day, and is 
one that should be on all dressing tables. It is 
astringent, softening and whitening, and if used 
regularly will keep the pores small, preventing 
sun burn and freckles. 

Very frequently children and young girls suf¬ 
fer from multiplicity of warts, varying in size, 
on their hands and fingers. Debility is not sel¬ 
dom the principal cause, and the internal admin¬ 
istration of arsenic and other remedies is advis¬ 
able. The local application of the following paste 
is usually beneficial:— 

Precipitated sulphur. 

Glycerine . Equal parts. 

Glacial acetic acid. 

The ointment should be made fresh each time, 





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and spread carefully and evenly over the surface 
of the warts. 

Another excellent preparation, for removing 
both moles and warts, is the following:— 


Dried sage leaves. 1 ounce 

Dried tops of rosemary. 1 ounce 

Dried lavender flowers. 1 ounce 

Cloves ... i/ 8 ounce 

Camphor. 1 drachm 

Distilled vinegar. 1 y 2 pints 


Let these steep by heat for a fortnight, then 
filter and bottle for use. 

Wet the moles twice a day with this liquid till 
they are removed. 

A simpler mode of treatment, which finds favor 
with many, is the keeping of a small lump of com¬ 
mon washing soda on the toilet table, and after 
moistening the warts (not with the tongue ), the 
rubbing of the soda upon them. 

Rough Patches of the Skin and Face. 

Rough patches of the skin that sometimes mar 
complexions on otherwise pretty faces should 
be treated at their first appearance. External 
applications, as a rule, are best, for the trouble is 
one of the skin rather than the blood. 

In this treatment nothing is more important 
than that the use of drying lotions, &c., shall be 
avoided. This means that powder is on a forbid¬ 
den list and also that soap and hot water shall be 
given up temporarily. 

Cold cream or other soothing applications must 








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be substituted, and they serve the purpose, not 
only of cleansing, but of nourishing the tissues. 
Yet, unless care is used, they will make the sec¬ 
ond condition worse than the first by dragging 
dust and impurities into the pores and holding 
them there. This will only happen when the 
cleansing application is not properly removed. 

To avoid any such annoying state one should 
have a soft bit of old muslin ready to use as a 
wiper. 

When you are ready to use the cold cream dip 
the fingers into it and rub gently over the rough 
patches. Keep applying more until all the spot 
will take has been rubbed in. This work should 
last almost five minutes. 

Then take soft muslin, wet it in the cream and 
again rub over the surface. After a moment fold 
under the cloth where it was used and wipe with 
a fresh place. Do this until the muslin shows no 
more soiled streaks, and all impurities will have 
been removed. Once again dip the fingers into 
the cream and apply to the spot. 

This work should be done at night, when the 
cream can stay on the skin for some hours. 

In the morning wipe the face with cold cream 
and then go over the complexion with a soft, dry 
cloth to remove any superfluous grease. 

After that, should the face be shiny, it may 
be necessary to apply a balm or liquid powder. 
Only little should be used, and an effort must be 


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made not to get it on the roughness. This powder 
is composed of two drams of pure oxide of zinc, 
one dram each of glycerine and rose water, five 
drops of tincture of benzoin and seven drops of 
violet essence. 

To mix, put just enough rose water over the 
zinc to dissolve it. Combine the benzoin and gly¬ 
cerine, after which the extra rose water should be 
added. Shake well, put in the essence, and then 
combine with the zinc. This mixture should al¬ 
ways be shaken before being applied with a soft 
cloth. It will be necessary to go over the com¬ 
plexion with another cloth to remove any streaks. 

Under no circumstances should this powder be 
allowed to remain in the pores over night. 

Wrinkles. 

Wrinkles, crow’s feet, lines about the mouth 
and deep furrows add more to a woman’s appar¬ 
ent age, than all the other face blemishes com¬ 
bined. The dread which women have at the ap¬ 
proach of these tell-tale lines is quite needless, in 
as much that any woman with a little care and 
intelligence can maintain her youthful lines and 
preserve her complexion. 

All wrinkles are superficial, so to speak. They 
lie right upon the surface and the woman who 
does not want an old face can easily rid herself 
of these lines. But she must study them and 
learn how to treat them; because each wrinkle 
has its own particular course of treatment. 


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Soap and water is the beginning; wash your 
face thoroughly in hot water and steam it until 
the pores are open. Now rub in a little skin food 
and massage your face with your finger tips. You 
will be surprised at the difference in your looks, 
you will appear ten years younger. 

Massage, besides stimulating the skin by in¬ 
creasing the circulation, smoothes the surface. A 
wrong stroke will, of course, work injury if used 
habitually, but such danger is avoided if one will 
think of the skin as a piece of wrinkled tissue 
paper. 

Now, to make a sheet of thin paper so that it 
may be used again, pat and smooth out any creas¬ 
es. This same thing should be done when the 
face instead of paper is being worked on, the only 
difference being that the complexion requires a 
slightly firmer stroke than would be given to per¬ 
ishable material. Another thing that must not 
be forgotten is that no downward rubbing of the 
face should ever be hard lest the muscles be made 
to sag. A good up stroke cannot do this injury. 

“Let me see a woman’s eyes and I’ll tell you 
how old she is,” a man was heard to say recently. 
In the main this is true, for starved tissues, a re¬ 
sult sometimes of age, show first at the corners 
of the eyes, making “crow’s feet.” 

The movements necessary to take out the wrin¬ 
kles are not difficult to learn, even for an inexpe¬ 
rienced woman. 


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When massaging always use a good skin food 
to remove wrinkles. After moistening the skin 
well with the skin food, the finger tips should be 
wet with it, and if the eyes are first to be mas¬ 
saged, proceed after this fashion. 

The finger tips of each hand are placed so that 
they touch each other at the outer corner of the 
eye. One set of fingers is then drawn up slowly 
but firmly, while the other hand comes down more 
gently in a curve toward the side of the nose. It 
will be seen when looking into a mirror that this 
quite smoothes away any lines there, and the 
treatment should be continued until there is 
slight stimulation felt in the circulation. It is 
impossible to use too much skin food, for the 
pores will take no more than they can hold. Any 
superfluous quantity may be wiped away. 

Wrinkle Between the Eyes. 

Let your first work be upon the upright line 
which forms between the eyes, and which, by the 
way, adds at least five years to every face upon 
which it is seen. To affect this obdurate line you 
must adopt a persistent and repeated squeezing, 
pinching and twisting of the flesh between the 
fingers. Set some number, say fifty, and to every 
wrinkle apply fifty manipulations at each sitting. 
Be careful not to bruise the flesh nor abrade the 
skin. For the first few days treat the face in this 
way twice daily, devoting about twenty minutes 
to the operation each time. 


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To Remove Lines Across Forehead. 

Place the tips of the fingers of both hands just 
beneath the hair line, draw fingers downward 
with firm pressure, lifting the eyebrows and in¬ 
clining the head slightly backward at the same 
time. 


Wrinkles in Front of the Ears. 

Just in front of the ears may be found some 
more lines which will need special attention, as 
they are usually unquestionable evidence of ad¬ 
vancing age, and are particularly noticeable in 
many faces. 

Wrinkles from Nostrils to Chin. 

Other lines upon which Time seems to love to 
dwell and accentuate without any compunction 
are those which mark the curve of the cheek from 
the nostril to the chin„ These lines will require 
perhaps a little more heroic treatment than 
others, but they can be conquered. Take one side 
at a time. Thrust the tongue under the line so 
as to hold it firmly up in contact with the cushion 
of the hand. Smooth the line with this cushion 
just as you would smooth a wrinkle out of a piece 
of silk or satin—gently, but firmly, and with 
many movements; and then squeeze and pinch 
and twist the muscles gently all around it in such 
a direction as will tend to fill up the break or 
crease, but do not bruise the flesh. When you 


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41 


have ministered to one side, take the other, and 
be as thorough as you were with the first, al¬ 
though, as is sometimes the case, the wrinkle or 
crease along one cheek is not so deep as along the 
other. Another way is to place fingers each side 
of mouth at lower end of lines, press firmly im¬ 
mediately outside the lines, opening the mouth as 
far as possible at the same moment. Be sure that 
the pressure of the fingers is not upon the lines, 
but directly outside. 

To Round Out the Cheeks. 

For making cheeks plump, firm and round, 
massage them with the hands closed, using the 
knuckles in a circular movement; commence by 
working upward from corners of the mouth (both 
hands), backward and around, counting one hun¬ 
dred movements. This movement will work won¬ 
ders in filling out hollow cheeks in a very short 
time. 

Another good movement to eradicate all lines 
from the cheeks is this: With the finger tips of 
each hand take firm hold of each cheek, thumb 
resting on end of jawbone, little finger at corner 
of the nose, second and third fingers under outer 
corner of the eye, and first finger in front of ear; 
then lift cheeks outward, allowing them to escape 
through the fingers; the effort of trying to smile 
will produce an added resistance. 


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For Heavy, Hanging Cheeks. 

Turn the head as far as possible to the right, 
place right hand under left ear, and massage 
toward the chin, simultaneously turning the head 
slowly to the left. For the right cheek, place left 
hand under right ear and reverse movement as 
above. This movement is very good for the mus¬ 
cles of the neck, by continuing to work downward 
from the ear to the shoulders in the same manner. 

For Perpendicular Lines Upon the Lip. 

Pinch the upper lip between the thumb and 
forefinger; then draw the corners of the mouth 
downward and outward, as in smiling. 

To Pound the Chin. 

To produce a perfectly rounded chin, place 
extended fingers across chin, press downward and 
incline head backward at the same moment. For 
double chin: With open hand press firmly down¬ 
ward from point of chin, throwing the head back¬ 
ward at the same time. 

A Good Wrinkle Cream can be Made Up as 
Follows : 


Mutton tallow .. 1 pound 

Glycerine . 5 ounces 

Tincture of Benzoin. 2 drams 

Spirits of Camphor. 1 dram 

Powdered Alum . % dram 

Best Russian Isinglass. 1 dram 

Orange flower water. 2 ounces 









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43 


Try out the tallow in a saucepan; it will give 
about a cupful of fat. There should be an equal 
quality of it and the glycerine; stir these two 
together and add the alum. Dissolve the isin¬ 
glass in the orange flower water at gentle heat, 
and beat it into the other mixture while that is 
still warm, add the tinctures last of all, pouring 
in slowly with constant stirring. 

The following is a very good lotion for remov¬ 
ing wrinkles and is very extensively used in 


France. 

Powdered Incense (Olibanum) .32 grains 

Powdered Benzoin .32 grains 

Powdered Gum Arabic.32 grains 

Powdered Sweet Almonds.48 grains 

Ground Cloves.16 grains 

Ground Nutmeg.16 grains 

Alcohol (deodorized) . 8 ounces 


Dissolve the first three in the alcohol, then add 
the spices and Almond flour. Let it stand forty- 
eight hours, agitating several times. Add one 
and one-half ounces of pure rosewater, then filter 
through porus paper. Wet the face with it fre¬ 
quently, and for obstinate wrinkles bind on com¬ 
presses wet with the lotion. 

A good lotion for dry skin and wrinkles is made 


as follows: 

Rosewater.200 grammes 

Milk of Almond.. 50 grammes 

Sulphate of Aluminum . 4 grammes 


Dissolve and filter. This is an astringent and 
an excellent tonic for flacid skin. 












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Mme. Lefron's Wrinkle Remedy and Skin Food. 

This is an absorbent, external nourishment, which is 
quickly assimilated by the starved skin and tissues, and 
should be given to them just as food to a hungry 
stomach, as it supplies their lacking component elements. 
It builds up firm, elastic tissue, removes wrinkles, fills 
out depressions, sunken eyes and hollow cheeks, turns 
roughness into satiny smoothness and gives to the skin 
that charming glow of health and velvety softness which 
all women covet. 

A famished skin needs food—an external food; it can¬ 
not subsist upon itself, nor can it secure sufficient nour¬ 
ishment from food taken internally any more than it 
can be hygienically cleansed by water drinking. The 
absorptive function of the skin was not given to it to be 
kept idle; Nature does not make such blunders. The 
health and beauty of the skin demand the two processes 
of nutrition—internal and external. When the skin be¬ 
comes flaccid, flabby, dry or dead in appearance it is 
Nature’s way of showing it needs skin food; and since 
the natural food of the skin is an oily secretion, the 
scientific nourishment is necessarily imitative and, there¬ 
fore, of a softening, soothing character. Of course a 
great deal depends upon how an unguent of this nature 
is applied. If it is simply quickly rubbed over the face 
it will do very little good. It should be well rubbed into 
the skin by firm but gentle movements, all in the way of 
the grain of the skin in the different parts of the face. 
Where the lines are forming, rub and gently pinch them 
out with patient persistence, forcing in the skin food by 
absorption. 

You will often hear aged people say: “The skin on 
my body is white and soft, but my face is seamed and 
wrinkled and harsh. I wonder why it is?” The rea¬ 
son is very plain. It is simply the inevitable result of 
exposure; the skin of the face is unprotected and re¬ 
ceives very harsh treatment. Indeed, is it any wonder 
it dries up and becomes impoverished, famished and 


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45 


starved ? It gives everything and receives nothing! 
That is the reason. 

The plumpness of the skin depends upon the fatty 
tissue underneath, which forms the cushion-like sub¬ 
stance upon which the skin rests. If the skin be well 
fed with matter that will not clog the pores and that 
will assimilate with the natural oils, it must result in 
upbuilding the fatty membranes, strengthening the 
glands and minute blood-vessels, and supplying the lack¬ 
ing natural substances which the skin craves. 

Mme. Ee-fron's Skin Food is to the skin what 
mother's milk is to an infant—Nature's sustenance. 
When wrinkles are forming the skin has lost its elastic¬ 
ity, the nerves and muscles their tone, and the fibres and 
tissues have become dried up, and the Skin Food is nec¬ 
essary; that great remedy that acts upon the skin struc¬ 
ture as though it had the power of intelligence, going 
direct to the impoverished parts and supplying their 
wants. 

If women only knew the wonderful benefits derived 
from the use of this Skin Food they would do without 
anything else in preference to seeing their toilet table 
without it for a single day. I have known women over 
seventy years of age remove every wrinkle from their 
faces by its use after they had been wrinkled over forty 
years, and I have seen middle-aged women become so re¬ 
juvenated by its use. that it would be impossible to tell 
that they were more than twenty-five years of age. The 
woman who neglects to use Mme. Lefron's Skin Food 
does an injustice to herself, for it is an impossibility for 
the face to show any signs of age if it is used faithfully. 

Every woman naturally shudders as she sees the 
wrinkles gathering around her eyes or her neck losing 
its plump, round fullness, and when she beholds dry¬ 
ness, roughness or shriveling of the skin, robbing it of 
its beauty. But these so-called “marks of age" are only 
the insignia of personal neglect, hence need never come; 
the skin need never lose the bloom and glow of youth. 


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This is made possible by the use of Mine. Lefron’s Skin 
Food. 

Price $1.00 Per Jar. 

Double Chin Reduced Without Losing Flesh. 

When reducing a double chin by massage, 
shrink the flesh on the neck or the skin there will 
be loose and flabby after the cushion of fat has 
been rubbed away. To tighten the skin during 
this vigorous treatment use astringents constant- 

iy- 

In massaging away the flesh, applications of 
some smooth preparation are essential to pre¬ 
vent the fingers from adhering to the skin during 
the rubbing. 

The actual massaging must be done vigorously 
and with such strength that flesh will be literally 
rubbed away. If only slight pressure is used the 
stroking will be developing. Without exception 
all the rubbing must be done with an upward 
stroke. This is because a downward motion 
would make the muscles sag and the whole face 
would become drooping in effect. 

Very simple are the movements to be used 
when only the chin is to be reduced. For this 
work the face should be wet with the lotion or 
cream; if the latter be employed, then the tips of 
the fingers of both hands are placed touching 
each other directly under the middle of the chin. 

With firm pressure an upward stroke is made 
until the ears are reached, the fingers sliding 


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47 

along until at the completion of the movement 
the whole hand is flat against the face on each 
side. This motion should be repeated for at 
least ten minutes. 

When that has been gone through with one 
begins again under the chin, this time drawing 
the hands across the throat back to the under 
part of the jawbones. 

Lastly, one puts the fingers a little above the 
top of the chin and draws them back until the 
middle of the ears are reached. 

At least ten minutes and preferably fifteen, 
should be consumed each night in taking this 
treatment, and if one has time it will hasten the 
cure to repeat the operation in the morning. An¬ 
other help in the work is always to soak the 
face in hot water before beginning to rub. This 
is not imperative, although it is taken for grant¬ 
ed that the skin will be quite clean. Mopping 
the flesh with hot water will open the pores and 
make the flesh softer. 

After the massage cold water should be dashed 
over the face or the skin should be wiped with 
cologne or other toilet water to act as astringent 
stronger than that used with massage. 

As there is no high road to beauty, one will 
not get rid of a double chin overnight. Six weeks 
must elapse before one sees any change, but it 
will come gradually and surely. 


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Superfluous Hair. 

There is nothing more distressing to a woman 
as the appearance of hair growth on her face, and 
many an otherwise beautiful face is spoiled in 
this way. It matters not whether the person be 
young and fair, the complexion incomparable, 
and features like a Grecian cameo, be she ever so 
beautiful, if her lips, cheeks or chin are marred 
by a heavy down, or sprout of hair, the whole 
effect of her charm is counteracted and she is 
looked upon as plain looking and unattractive. 

Superfluous hairs are of two varieties: Many 
women, more especially those of dark complexion, 
are troubled with a growth of stiff, stubborn, iso¬ 
lated hairs, almost as conspicuous as those of 
their eyebrows, upon their lips and chin. The 
other sort of superfluous hair is less visible and 
less objectionable, being merely a lanugo or down. 
Indeed many beautiful Spanish and Italian wo¬ 
men have this down so thick upon their lips that 
it is almost in the nature of a small moustache, 
and it is not by them looked upon in the light of 
a disfigurement. This lanugo, however, is not 
considered an ornament to our fair skin. It grows 
more vigorously on dark than on fair skins, and 
principally on the outside surface of one’s arms 
and the upper lip. 

Peroxide and ammonia mixed just before us¬ 
ing, will bleach and stop the growth of the offend¬ 
ing hair. It should be applied once a day. If 


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49 


yon have a delicate skin the burning from the 
ammonia will be too severe and you cannot use 
this mixture so often. 

Superfluous hair can be removed by the appli¬ 
cation of a chemical depilatory, care must how¬ 
ever be taken that ingredients are absolutely pure 
and it is well mixed. 

One of the best depilatories is made as follows: 


Calcium . 6 drams 

Auripigmentum .._....% dram 

Amylum . 6 drams 


All these drugs should be in a fine powder, 
mixed together with enough water to form a 
paste, then spread evenly on the affected part. 
After two minutes scrape off with back of table 
knife or ivory paper knife. 

Electrolysis is quite extensively used now for 
the removal of superfluous hair, but it is rather 
expensive and the thoroughly skilled operators to 
remove this blemish can only be found in thp larg¬ 
er cities, and then again not every woman cares 
to take any chances about the experience of the 
operator, as I have heard of cases where the elec¬ 
tric needle left some very severe scars on the face 
of the patient, which appeared worse than the 
hair did before removal. 

Mme. Leeron’s Hair Remover. 

Superfluous hair, that growing in places where we 
would not have it, is usually the cause of extreme annoy¬ 
ance and even mortification, but since science has come 
to our aid with a natural remedy there is no need to any 





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longer tolerate the disfigurement of an otherwise hand¬ 
some face. 

Mme. Lefron’s Hair Remover is distinctly a French 
preparation; it was evolved by much chemical experiment 
and thorough knowledge of the productive condition of 
the hair follicle. 

It is a revelation to modern science and this is the 
only scientific and practical way to destroy hair. Its 
action is upon the hair bulb and hair capsule, the vitality 
of which is destroyed, and at the same time it dissolves 
the hair. 

Mme. Lefron’s Hair Remover may be used by any 
woman without the slightest fear as to the result. It 
has not been known to fail in removing all trace of hair, 
and it may be relied upon as safe and permanent means 
to remove all trace of hair from the face, neck, arms, and 
other parts of the body where it is not desired. 

In fact, it may be trusted implicitly, for it is abso¬ 
lutely painless and harmless. 

It makes no difference to the efficiency of the treat¬ 
ment whether you are sixteen or sixty, the result will be 
the same, and no matter how many times you have ex¬ 
perimented unsuccessfully with various other remedies, 
you will find my hair destroyer to be the one incom¬ 
parable remedy for which you have long sought and 
which does not fail. 

Electrolysis is recommended by some persons for the 
removal of superfluous hair. Many of the high authori¬ 
ties question it. The disadvantages of electrolysis are its 
great expense, its comparative slowness and its imprac¬ 
ticability for an extensive growth of fine hair, like upon 
the arms and the faces of some women. 

There are different other defects about electrolysis due 
to the possible inexperience or carelessness of the oper¬ 
ator, and even be the operator ever so careful, the needle 
in about fifty per cent, of the introductions will pierce 
the walls of the hair sac and get into the surrounding 
tissue instead of following along down beside the hair to 
the papilla. 


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At best the electric needle is slow, tedious and painful 
and oftentimes scars and mars the skin. I am personally 
acquainted with a lady, once fair and beautiful, whose 
face now looks as if covered with pock marks as the re¬ 
sult of an operation for superfluous hair, at the hands of 
one who claimed to be an expert of many years* experi¬ 
ence. 

Mme. Lefron*s Hair Eemover will remove your blem¬ 
ish without such a risk or danger. It makes it entirely 
unnecessary for you to go to a specialist for electric treat¬ 
ment at a large cost. It does away with the need to 
submit to electric operations. 

Imagine, if you will, a needle stuck into your face for 
every hair there may be on it and when you consider the 
pain and the possible scarring of your face, I think you 
will agree that it is much safer and better and cheaper 
to use Mme. Lefron*s Hair Remover. 

Price $1.00. 

Paleness of the Skin. 

Extreme paleness of the skin, when it is not 
due to any internal trouble, generally arises from 
poor circulation of the blood at the surface of 
the body. The treatment for this is, warm baths, 
friction, stimulating lotions and a good skin food. 

“Muddiness” or sallowness, may be made to dis¬ 
appear more rapidly if external applications are 
employed while the general physical condition 
is under improvement through diet and exercise. 
A wash for such a purpose is composed of one 
dram of Iodide of Potassium, one half ounce of 
glycerine and a half pint of distilled water. This 
is used once a day and again at night, being allow¬ 
ed to dry on the flesh. Women who declare gly- 


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cerine does not agree with their skin should not 
refuse this lotion without a trial, for the percen¬ 
tage employed is so small that irritation from it 
is highly improbable. With eruptions on the 
skin, powder is almost a necessity to the finish of 
the complexion, but it must be carefully selected 
and only the best used and no matter how pure 
a preparation it is it must be washed from the 
skin at night'or the pores will be closed, result¬ 
ing in pimples on the face. 

Massage I consider a great aid in cases of ex¬ 
tremely poor complexion. It unquestionably stim¬ 
ulates surface circulation and tones the flesh, 
and a woman who cares to give attention to these 
movements can certainly spare five minutes daily 
for the work. For these exercises a cream is al¬ 
ways required, and if the flesh has become flabby 
and relaxed a tissue builder should be applied. 

When applying the cream or tissue food a ro¬ 
tary motion is best for cheeks, remembering al¬ 
ways that the upward stroke must be harder than 
the downward, not to drag the flesh out of place. 
For the forehead, stroking begins over the nose, 
rubbing toward each temple. Under the chin, 
when the fingers meet there, they are drawn each 
side up to the ear. 

Every woman can shortly work out a system 
of massage that is best for her individual needs 
when she bears in mind that smoothing as well 
as strengthening is the end aimed for. 


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Pock Marks, and Surface Scars. 

Small-pox is not an infrequent disease, and the 
subject of removing its permanent effects inter¬ 
ests a great many people. When we consider how 
many beautiful faces are disfigured by small-pox 
and how many gentle and deserving beings have 
had their prospects in life blasted, it is surely 
important to be able to rob this fearful disease of 
more than half of its sting. 

The removal of pock marks, particularly old 
ones, is a matter of great difficulty and time. In 
common cases the continuous use of tepid glycer- 
inated ioduretted lotion twice a day or daily, gen¬ 
tle friction with warm oils slightly ioduretted 
will produce a manifest improvement, and ulti¬ 
mately wholly or in part remove them. Warm 
sea baths are also useful, and should be taken at 
the same time. 

Ioduretted Lotion; Compound Lotion of 
Iodine. 


Iodide of Potassium.30 grains 

Iodine.15 grain* 

Distilled water. 1 pint 

Glycerine .. 1 ounce 


Add only a couple of tablespoonfuls of the wa¬ 
ter at first, and when by agitation the solids are 
dissolved, add the remainder. 

Ioduretted Oil; Iodized Oil. 


Iodine (crushed small) .% dram 

Olive oil (lukewarm). a /4 pint 








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Agitate them together in a phial until solution 
is complete. 

Surface scars left from boils can be removed 
* with Mercurial Lotion. It is made by dissolving 
ten grains of Corrosive Sublimate in a half a pint 
each of rose water and distilled water. In using, 
wipe over the spots or complexion at night with 
a bit of muslin, mopping off a few minutes later 
with a dry cloth. It may be applied in the same 
manner in the morning. 

All of the above formulas are poisonous if tak¬ 
en internally. Do not try to mix them yourself, 
but have a chemist prepare them. 

Red Nose. 

As a red nose is an undesirable condition, no 
person, especially a woman, should hesitate about 
treating this feature as soon as the skin begins 
to show discoloration. For when the flesh on the 
nose becomes red, it indicates some physical trou¬ 
ble that needs correction. 

This external sign of internal derangement 
may be the result of an excess of eating, drinking, 
restricted circulation of the blood or an inflamed 
condition of the nose. 

Whatever is the cause, its source should be dis¬ 
covered and treated without delay. 

In almost every instance it is desirable to have 
the membranes of the nose lining examined for 
possible inflammation, because if they are swollen 


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55 


an external redness is sure to follow. If the Nasal 
structure is in a healthy condition, however, then 
you can be reasonably sure that by simple diet 
and outward applications the flesh can be re¬ 
stored to its normal whiteness. 

Kedness of the nose arises frequently from 
congestion. In this case the nose should be 
washed only at night, before going to bed and in 
hot water. 

The nostrils should never be touched with fin¬ 
gers. Draw into them a little water and then 
eject it gently. Continued drinking of hot water 
will also help to relieve this trouble, but when it 
is acute, dissolve a half teaspoonful of sulphate 
of soda in a half glass of hot water and drink an 
hour before breakfast; repeat the dose in thirty 
minutes. 

If the dietary treatment is adopted, one of the 
first measures is to ascertain whether or not the 
liver is performing its duties properly. If it is 
lax in its functional work, cooked fruits must be 
eaten frequently and water must be drunk freely, 
for both act favorably on this organ. An occa¬ 
sional cathartic may be necessary in the first 
stages of this cure. 

Neither hot nor cold water should be used in 
washing the face, for the temperature of these 
baths must be tepid. Like hot or cold water, ex¬ 
treme atmospheres must be avoided, as very thin 
skin is usually an accompaniment of redness, and 


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these conditions only aggravate the trouble. To 
relieve the flesh of this sensitiveness, it should 
be bathed in alcoholic water—half and half. This 
tends to coarsen the texture of the skin. 

Tannic acid, being one of the best astringents, 
is called into use as a remedy, and, when the case 
is not chronic, often accomplishes a cure. To mix 
this lotion ten grams of the acid should be dis¬ 
solved in half an ounce of glycerine. This is rub¬ 
bed over the nose at night. In the morning there 
should be another application. These applica¬ 
tions need not prevent the use of alcohol through 
the day. 

A French formula, to be applied externally, is 
composed of half a gram each of sulphate of po¬ 
tassium, tincture of benzoin, and twenty-five 
grams each of rose and distilled water. 

This is put on several times during the day and 
at night. 

The Following Formula is also Very Good : 

Dissolve two grammes of borax, fifteen 
grammes of rose water, fifteen grammes of orange 
flower water. Moisten the nose three times each 
day with this refreshing wash. 

When troubled with a red nose women cannot 
be too careful with the veils, for the least pressure 
of the thinnest mesh against the tip will cause 
irritation. A thick veil such as chiffon is harm¬ 
ful, because the heavy weave keeps the warm 
breath, causing the nose to become heated. 


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In cold weather a red nose is probably due, to 
poor circulation. Physical culture and deep 
breathing exercises are the best cure. If you 
spend only three minutes each day practicing 
deep breathing it will help you. Try also taking 
cold baths, that is, if you react after them; 
otherwise take lukewarm ones, but cold ones 
are the best. If you could take a cold bath every 
morning, scrubbing all over with a small stiff 
brush and rubbing down afterwards with a rough 
towel, taking a dozen or more deep full breaths, 
you will no longer be troubled with a red nose 
when you step out into the cold outer air. Keep 
your feet and ankles warm. 

For enlargement and redness of the nose this 
is pronounced excellent. 


Muriate of Ammonia. 1 dram 

Tannic acid.% dram 

Glycerine. 2 drams 

Rosewater. 3 drams 


Dissolve the Muriate and acid in the glycerine, 
then add the water. Saturate a piece of absor¬ 
bent cotton with the lotion and bind on the 
nose nightly until cure results. 

Mme. Lefron’s Cold Cream. 

There is no profession in the world in which the com¬ 
plexion is put to a harder test than life behind the foot¬ 
lights. Theatrical women have, as a rule, better com¬ 
plexions than women in other walks of life, simply 
because the actress knows the value of a liberal use of 
cold cream. It is safe to say that even in private life 
actresses use pounds of cold cream where other women 






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use ounces. Mme. Lefron’s cold cream is the finest pos¬ 
sible cold cream that is made, none other presents so 
many commendable and dependable claims to the con¬ 
sideration of particular women. Beautifully perfumed 
and guaranteed not to become rancid and will stay sweet 
in any climate. 

Price 30c. for 2 ounce jars, 

60c. for 6 ounce jars, 
and $1.10 for 16 ounce jars. 

Simple Remedies that Purify the Blood and 
Clear the Skin. 

Many so-called “fever-blisters” indicate an 
acid condition of the system, instead of being 
caused by cold, when sores that appear around 
the mouth show that the blood needs a clearing. 
This is best done by gentle cathartics, that, act 
ing upon the liver, carry away impurities. 

One of the best of these, an old English remedy, 
dear to the hearts of country women, is a mixture 
of barm and treacle, that is taken in the morning. 
Barm is a brewer’s yeast, and the mixture con¬ 
tains one-third of this, to two-thirds of treacle or 
molasses. A generous teaspoonful is the dose, to 
be taken three mornings in succession, and then 
omitted for three. At the same time, any sore¬ 
ness of the lips is treated by anointing with gly¬ 
cerine and sulphur, mixed to the consistency of 
an ointment. 

Sulphur and molasses, taken internally, is an¬ 
other blood purifier that undoubtedly is excellent. 
The two are mixed to a thick paste, and about a 


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teaspoonful of cream of tartar is added to a cup¬ 
ful of the mixture. A big teaspoonful of this is 
taken for three mornings, skipping the next three, 
resuming the dose again, and continuing in this 
way until nine doses have been taken. 

Simpler than either of the two above, but less 
efficacious, is oatmeal water. To make a table¬ 
spoonful of any steam cooked variety is put at 
night into a glassful of water, and stands until 
morning. The liquid is then thoroughly stirred, 
and strained off, the water being drunk as soon as 
one gets out of bed. This decoction may be taken 
every morning of the year, and undoubtedly has 
virtues. 

Sassafras is not drunk as much as in former 
years, but should be put on the list of home rem¬ 
edies. It is both nourishing and purifying to the 
blood and is inexpensive. 

In preparing this medicine two tablespoonsful 
of the dried herb are steeped in a generous quart 
of water for an hour. The tea is then 
strained, and if one likes it better when sweet, a 
little sugar can be added. A cupful is taken when 
getting up in the morning, and as often through 
the day as may be desired. Incidentally, in trying 
to lose flesh, sassafras tea is most excellent. It 
takes the place of food once or twice during the 
day, and when drunk in connection with the 
obesity cure, should not be sweetened. 

When the season for eating green vegetables 


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has arrived, special effort should be made to have 
at least one with every lunch and dinner. These 
foods contain elements much needed by the blood, 
and the person substituting them for sweets or 
even soups will be stronger and have a clearer 
complexion at the end of several weeks. 

Of these greens spinach is most beneficial. 
New beets, carrots and string beans all should 
be on the daily diet. Salads of every kind, that 
is, green ones, could be eaten twice a day with 
benefit. Lettuce, endives, chicory, tomatoes, cu¬ 
cumbers, and even raw cabbage, the latter very 
finely chopped, are delicious, and when dressed 
with oil and vinegar become valuable. 

Apples, either raw or baked, are worth placing 
on the list of .foods to be taken each day. Bana¬ 
nas are nourishing, but they have not the pecu¬ 
liar properties of the other two fruits mentioned. 

Ears. 

Beauty experts abroad as well as in this 
country are beginning to realize that this organ 
needs attention just as much as the face. 

They are learning that pink ear lobes are of 
great assistance to the woman who is striving to 
retain her youthful appearance, that they bring 
out the pink in the cheeks most wonderfully, 
while the cold, lifeless ear reflects its ashy hue 
on the face. The up-to-date beauty specialists 
are therefore advising a gentle massaging of the 


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ear, pinching the lobes to make them plump and 
pink. Many women, too, who never rouge their 
cheeks, invariably rouge the ears, as it really 
works wonders in their appearance. 

Then there are ears that protrude, which al¬ 
ways cause much sorrow to their owner. They 
should, of course, have been treated in childhood, 
but even the mature woman will find great help 
in tying them down with a narrow ribbon at 
night just before retiring. She should also mas¬ 
sage them gently every night with cold cream, 
keeping ever in mind that where they have been 
neglected twenty, thirty or more years, it takes 
more than a few days, weeks or months to restore 
the elasticity of the skin, make it pliant and thus 
gradually lessen the prominence of these obstrep¬ 
erous organs. 

The most annoying part of homely ears is that 
proper care in youth would have kept them in¬ 
conspicuous, if it did not make them pretty and 
even a natural tendency to projection, if taken 
in time, could have been checked. 

A mother cannot too soon begin to give this 
feature of her baby the closest attention. If the 
child is laid down with the ear turned back some 
slight injury is likely to be done. Baby should 
never be put on a pillow until the parent or 
nurse makes sure that the ear is flat and in its 
proper place. Any tendency a child may have 
to pull its ears by taking the lobe and drawing 
it down should be checked immediately. 


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To change the shape of a child’s ears is prac¬ 
tically impossible, but, as I have said, their direc¬ 
tion can be altered. If a babe is born with the 
kind that will stick out prominently there are 
aids to bring them into place. Among these 
there is now a most practical cap arrangement, 
made of tapes. This is tied on and the tapes are 
so placed as to come directly over the ears like a 
lattice, or cage. Then the strings are adjusted 
to make sufficient pressure to affect the cartilage. 
This cap can be used day or night, sleeping or 
waking, and is perfectly comfortable. An out¬ 
side cap may be worn over it. 

The theory of its construction is so simple that 
any woman could make one, the only fault to 
avoid being that the tapes should not be drawn so 
tight as to hurt, while they must be sufficiently 
firm to change the shape. How long the cap must 
be worn depends entirely on individual cases. 
Some baby’s ears would become a pretty shape in 
a few weeks. Even when apparently “cured,” and 
the cap removed, vigilance must not cease, for the 
trouble can be brought on again at any time while 
growth of the body is in progress. At the slight¬ 
est indication of this cap should be resorted to. 

This head arrangement may be used at night 
by girls and boys of any age, up to seventeen or 
eighteen years. With them, because the cartil¬ 
age is less soft, the tapes should be thoroughly 
rubbed with vaseline to aid in softening. 


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The first wrinkle of age comes on the side of 
the cheek, just in front of the ear, and its pos¬ 
sessor is, as a rule, the last to notice it. Just be¬ 
hind the ear there is usually a failing off of the 
roundness of the neck, and the hair becomes thin, 
leaving a bald look on the woman over forty 
if she is not careful to remedy these important 
blemishes. Massage will do more for these grow¬ 
ing imperfections than almost any other facial 
defect. 

The Eyes. 

It is in the expression rather than the color 
upon which the beauty of the eye depends. Some 
prefer dark, and some light eyes; but be this as 
it may, all are equally captivating if their ex¬ 
pression is a good one. Of course nothing can 
be done to alter the color of the eyes, but much 
may be done to alter or modify their expression. 

The Spanish ladies have a custom of squeezing 
orange juice into their eyes to make them bril¬ 
liant. The operation is a little painful for a 
moment, but there is no doubt that it does cleanse 
the eye, and imparts to it, temporarily, a remark¬ 
able brightness. But the recipe for bright eyes 
is to keep good hours. Just enough regular and 
natural sleep is the greatest enkindler of 
“women’s most charming light.” 

All excesses tell their tale in the eyes. Late 
hours, excitement, insufficient sleep, excessive 
light, all injure them. 


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To Keep the Eye Balls Bright and Healthy. 

If more persons knew that the eyeballs need 
bathing quite as much as the body no dressing 
stand would be without an eye cup and lotion for 
this purpose. In washing the eyes use a special 
glass that may be bought at any druggist’s. This 
cup is shaped something like a wine glass, except 
that it is elongated instead of round, and has a 
rim that slopes down in the middle to fit the eyes. 

To use this little vessel fill it three-quarters full 
of whatever lotion or liquid is prescribed, then 
place it closely about the eye and throw back the 
head. In this position open the eye so that the 
ball is thoroughly bathed. 

As to the lotion for the bath an excellent and 
simple wash that will cleanse the ball and relieve 
a feverish or tired sensation is made by boiling 
and filtering half a pint of water and pouring in¬ 
to it, while still warm, one-half teaspoonful of 
.refined borax and ten drops of spirits of camphor. 
Let this cool, then filter again through a piece of 
thin muslin. 

The cup may be partly filled with this liquid 
morning and night and any time during the day 
when the eyes feel tired. It should be applied 
as previously directed and, after using for a time, 
will usually clear away the yellow scum so fre¬ 
quently seen on eyeballs and always so disfigur¬ 
ing. Before applying any lotion the eyes must 
always be carefully bathed in warm water. 


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For eyes that are weak a tonic wash recom¬ 
mended by English oculists is made in this way: 
—One-half of an ounce of rock salt and one ounce 
of dry sulphate of zinc simmered in a perfectly 
clean, covered porcelain vessel with three pints 
of water until the ingredients are all dissolved; 
strain through thick, clean muslin, add one ounce 
of rose water, and cork tightly. 

Use when the eyes feel weak. 

If the lotion smarts add a little water. The 
eye cup should be kept perfectly clean. 

If after simple home treatment the eyeballs 
continue to show a yellowish appearance no time 
should be lost in consulting a physician, for some¬ 
thing wrong with the system in indicated. 

Any inflammation of the eyes is likely to ex¬ 
hibit itself by secretion on the lids in the morning 
and this condition should be checked before it 
leads into another more serious state. 

After bathing with either of the lotions given 
the edges of the lids should be covered at night 
with a paste made of two and one-half centi¬ 
grams each of oxide of zinc and subacetate of 
lead, twenty-five centigrams of oil of sweet al¬ 
monds, three grams of white vaseline and three 
drops of tincture of benzoin. 

It is well to have this compounded by a chem¬ 
ist, for should there be the least lump or grain it 
is apt to find its way into the eye and cause irrita¬ 
tion. In making any lotion at home too much care 


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cannot be given to filtering, and should the liquid 
become cloudy after a time it must be strained 
again to prevent causing irritation. 

How to Cure Red and Inflamed Eyelids. 

Only the simplest kind of treatment is nec¬ 
essary to reduce swollen or inflamed eyelids. Hot 
water antiseptic cleansing fluids and simple 
astringents are the things required in this cure. 

Many times inflammation comes from eye 
strain, and in such cases an oculist should be 
consulted. A low condition of the system, how¬ 
ever, is frequently responsible for red and heavy 
lids, and while treating them externally it is well 
to take a tonic internally and do what one can to 
improve the general health. 

When granulation is present make a paste to 
relieve the lids by rubbing a bit of alum into the 
raw white of an egg until the latter forms a curd. 
At night put this over the lids and place some on 
a linen bandage, which should be worn on the 
eyelids throughout the night. The paste should 
be made fresh each time. 

While vaseline is most beneficial if applied to 
the edges of the lids every night, it is a balm 
rather than a medicine, for it has no stimulating 
or curing qualities. 

Rinsing the eyes with a five per cent, boracic 
acid solution is helpful, I believe. This should 
be done night and morning. To give this bath 


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put the liquid into an eye glass in which it is 
possible to immerse the lids by opening and shut¬ 
ting them. This process clears the eye of any 
impurities or foreign matter and is one of the 
most harmless and best known applications for 
the eyes. 

After this bath healing remedies should be 
put on. Oculists differ greatly as to the efficacy 
of cold or hot applications when there is inflam¬ 
mation. One scatters the trouble; the other 
brings it to a head. The application of a warm, 
but not hot, compress is undoubtedly soothing, 
and should the lids be inflamed from the effect 
of strong light, such as sun or snow or high wind, 
it will be found well to bathe them gently, really 
mopping, with warm water. Afterward they 
should be wiped with a solution of witch hazel 
and water, half and half. If you can then stay 
in a darkened room for fifteen minutes the inflam¬ 
mation will probably disappear. 

Styes are not only disfiguring, but painful, 
and may be the result of low condition of the 
system, of eye strain or of cold. Most frequently 
it is the latter. An old woman’s remedy is to rub 
the spot with gum camphor when the swelling 
begins. Constant applications of cold water in 
the form of compresses will sometimes scatter 
such inflammation. A bread and milk poultice, 
made by soaking a bit of bread in milk and plac¬ 
ing it between two layers of muslin before apply- 


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ing it to the eye, is soothing, but can hardly be 
called a cure. Carbolized vaseline rubbed over 
the swelling is excellent; camphorated vaseline 
is also good. 

Should styes reeurr frequently the services of 
an oculist should be sought. 

An excellent wash for red, tired eyelids is 
composed of a small quantity of Sulphate of 
Zinc, dissolved in a quart of water. The eye 
should be bathed in a little of this twice daily 
and gently dried with a soft rag. I have known 
this wash to cure obstinate cases of weak eyes. 

Watery Eyes. 

To strengthen the eyes to prevent watering 
there is a lotion made of five grains each of sul¬ 
phate of zinc and powdered alum, to a gill of dis¬ 
tilled water, or that which has been boiled and 
cooled. This should be bottled and shaken until 
the powders are dissolved. Then it must be 
strained through paper to take out any particles. 

The eyes may be bathed with this at night and 
once or twice during the day. 

How to Cure Puffiness Under the Eyes. 

Many persons do not understand that sacks 
under the eyes frequently indicate internal 
troubles, especially with the kidneys, and in such 
cases only the services of a physician are likely 
to bring about a normal condition. Nevertheless, 


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it is worth while to try a simple course of treat¬ 
ment, the greater part of which consists in drink¬ 
ing water freely—far more freely than is usually 
done. 

It is a pity that the hygienic value of water 
internally, as well as externally, is so little un¬ 
derstood. In some ways it is one of the best 
medicines that can be used. 

Every houskeeper knows the value of flushing 
a pipe or a big tub with sides that are more than 
likely coated with some foreign particles. Water 
loosens and carries them away, but it takes a 
large quantity of the liquid to do this, for a small 
amount would accomplish practically nothing. 
This same principle is true of the human system; 
flush it and disturbing causes many times are 
carried off through the kidneys and intestines. 
But in order to have this effect, water must not 
be taken with food, but between meals. To carry 
on the simile of clearing a tub, a woman would 
not fill it with water were there lumps or solid 
things in it. She would remove these separately 
first. 

In the stomach the value of food is decreased 
if water is taken at the same time, and sometimes 
active indigestion may be caused when the gas¬ 
tric juices are diluted, and so unable to do their 
work, and so the nutriment is partly carried 
away by the water. It is because liquids always 
have this effect upon the digestion while solid 


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food is being taken into the stomach that patients 
under treatment for stomach troubles are fre¬ 
quently forbidden soups, tea, coffee, or other 
liquids with their meals. 

Understanding this, a woman who intends try¬ 
ing the water cure for puffiness under the eyes 
will see that it is between meals she should take 
it and that it is literally impossible to drink too 
much. Three pints a day is the very least that 
can have a beneficial effect, nor is it always neces¬ 
sary that a medicinal water shall be drunk. 

There is no question, if money is no object, but 
that it is well to try one of the natural mineral 
spring products having properties proven to be 
curative. But plain water is effective, and more 
than one case of kidney trouble can be prevented 
if only sufficient liquid is taken into the system 
to carry off impurities that will otherwise remain 
to poison the system. 

It is a fact that pure water disagrees with 
some stomachs, causing indigestion, but this will 
cease if the liquid is drunk slowly. A person can¬ 
not put a greater strain upon the digestive organs 
than to drink a glassful without stopping, for 
then it becomes a leaden weight. At the Ger¬ 
man spas, famous the world over for their cura¬ 
tive waters, people taking the treatment are 
not even allowed to sit while they drink. They 
are told to walk about and sip the water, so that 
a half hour may be consumed in taking a glassful. 


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This undoubtedly is extreme, but at least ten 
minutes must be allowed for taking one glass. 

The temperature may be cool, but not chilled. 
No water should be taken later than half an 
hour before eating or sooner than half an hour 
after a meal. 

It must not be thought that the water treat¬ 
ment will necessarily do away with puffiness 
under the eyes or that, though it aids, the change 
will come quickly. 

For as a rule many weeks, or several months, 
must pass before any decided improvement 
can be expected. At the same time the large 
quantities of water taken into the system im¬ 
prove the complexion. 

Indigestion occasionally being a cause of puffi¬ 
ness under the eyes, only the simplest diet should 
be taken. For such a case avoid acids, and eat 
only foods that are easily assimilated and are 
nourishing. 

For external treatment massage may be tried, 
since by stimulating the circulation the surface 
may take on a more healthy condition. An 
astringent is not likely to do any harm, and may 
be beneficial. In giving the" massage, the finger 
tips may be moistened with camphorated oil, 
which must be rubbed in with a gentle rotary 
motion that ends on the cheek bones. In these 
movements the utmost care must be taken not 
to bruise the flesh, as the blood vessels must be 


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stimulated without becoming distended. Massage 
may be given morning and night. During the 
day, when there is time, cloths wet with very 
cold water may be laid flat beneath the eyes, re¬ 
newing them as they grow warm. The eyes 
should be watched closely that wrinkles do not 
appear. At the slightest indication cold cream 
must be substituted for camphorated oil. 

Drooping Eyelids. 

Bound shouldered women who have a habit of 
keeping their eyes on the ground are as a rule 
troubled with drooping eyelids. A little deter- 
miniation and will power is almost the only 
thing necessary to cure this trouble. 

Anoint the eyelids every night with cold cream 
to act as a flesh food and exercise the eyelids by 
opening them as wide as you can for a few 
seconds at a time; preferably where there is little 
or no sun. 

Hold your head up at all times, and by using 
your eyes as much as possible, you will exercise 
the dormant muscles that have almost forgot 
their function of opening the eyelids. 

Mme. Lefron’s Eye Remedy. 

A favorite toilet accessory and a great aid to the 
restoration of healthful condition and natural brilliancy 
to eyes that need care. 

Mme. Lefron’s Eye Remedy is an eye tonic for weak, 
red, inflamed and itching eyes and eyelids; does not con- 


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tain any prohibited drug and produces a normal condi¬ 
tion in an otherwise tired and faded eye. 

The finishing touch to the Toilet is two drops of Mme. 
Lefron’s Eye Remedy, which will give an extreme fine 
lustre to the eye. 

Price $1.00 a Bottle. 

The Eyebrows. 

The eyebrows are a very noticeable part of the 
face, and in disclosing* the real sentiment of the 
mind, scarcely any of the other features of the 
face can come in competition; you may try to 
hide your thoughts ever so much—a single move¬ 
ment of the eyebrows instantly discloses what is 
passing within your mind. Placed upon a skin 
and attached to muscles which move in every 
direction, the eyebrows are obedient, in conse¬ 
quence of their extreme mobility, to the slightest 
internal impulse. 

The function of the eyebrows is to diminish 
the effect of too strong light; and physiologists 
have remarked that the darker the color the bet¬ 
ter they fulfill this office. It has been observed 
that they are thicker in people of dark com¬ 
plexion and more scanty in those of light. The 
beauty of the eyebrows consist in its being arched 
and sufficiently furnished with brilliant and fine 
hair. They are likewise required, by the judges 
of modern beauty, to be separated from one 
another; the ancients on the contrary were de¬ 
sirous of having them joined. Anacreon thus 
extols beauty of the cojoined eyebrows of his 
mistress: 


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“Let her eyebrows sweetly rise, 

In jetty arches o ? er her eyes, 

Gently in crescent gliding, 

Just commingling, just dividing.” 

—Ode XYI. 

Smooth glossy eyebrows and long dark lashes 
add wonderfully to the beauty of a face, and 
women should devote the proper care to these 
necessary adjuncts to their good looks. Never 
brush or rub the eyebrows the wrong way. 

To make the eyebrows grow, and to change 
them to a darker shade use the following: 


Eed vaseline. 2 ounces 

Tincture of Cantharides.ounce 

Oil of lavender. 8 ounces 

Oil of rosemary. 8 ounces 

Oil of Origanum. 8 ounces 


The eyebrows should be washed, rinsed and 
dried before this lotion is applied. Then get a 
small brush resembling a tooth-brush and put¬ 
ting a little vaseline on it carefully brush the 
eyebrows once a day, training them to lie in the 
proper position. The vaseline should then be 
carefully brushed off with a perfectly dry brush. 
The improvement will soon be distinctly notice¬ 
able. 

Mme. Lefron’s Eyelash and Eyebrow Grower. 

To make the brows healthy, luxuriant, beautiful and 
naturally dark, the Lefron’s Eyelash and Eyebrow 
Grower should be applied every night, rubbing it gently 
into the roots. 

Those who wish to make their lashes longer, more reg¬ 
ular and darker, can easily accomplish these improve- 







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ments by proper care and attention and the regular use 
of the eyelash and eyebrow grower, as it contains tonic 
properties suited to their particular capillary structure 
and growth and has a direct, enriching and naturally 
darkening effect upon their supply of coloring matter. 

Price 50c. Per Jar. 

The Eyelashes. 

It is unnecessary to dwell on the beauty of long, 
silken, glossy eyelashes, which have so often been 
the theme both of lover and poet. European 
beauties are very attentive to the growth of their 
eyelashes, in fact the treatment of them is com¬ 
menced while still in childhood. 

To remove the forked and gossamer like points 
use a very fine scissors and cut off just the ends 
of the lashes. This operation of tipping may be 
repeated every month or six weeks. This will 
improve the growth of the lashes, they will be¬ 
come long, close, finely curved and of a silky 
gloss. 

The growth of the eyelashes has been promoted, 
when they have been lost from soreness, by the 
following ointment: 

Take ointment of Nitric Oxide of Mercury two 
drams, lard, one dram. Mix the ointment well 
with the lard and anoint the edges of the eye¬ 
lid night and morning, washing after each time 
with warm milk and water. 

To Darken Eyebrows and Eyelashes. 

As dark brows and lashes intensify expression the 
Lefron Eyebrow pencil is recommended for temporary 


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use until the eyebrows and eyelash grower has had time 
to complete its beautifying. This pencil is antiseptic, 
harmless and deservedly popular. In two colors, brown 
and black. 

Price 25c. 

The Mouth, and the Lips. 

A beautiful mouth is one that is moderately 
small, and has a well defined and graceful out¬ 
line; and beautiful lips are such that are grace¬ 
fully moulded, neither thick or thin nor com¬ 
pressed nor lax, and that are endowed with ex¬ 
pression and tinted with hues of health. 

While it is true we all cannot have a beauti¬ 
ful mouth, woman must not forget that expres¬ 
sion will beautify even where there is no beauty 
at all. The mouth is affected by every passing 
emotion just as a leaf is stirred by every breeze. 
A mouth perpetually contracted as though it 
were about to say “No” or curled up with sar¬ 
casm and ill nature cannot be beautiful. 

If a woman is anxious to have her mouth look 
particularly charming she would do well to 
watch herself in front of a mirror. 

It would be well for her not to forget that the 
muscles of the mouth and face are like the rest 
of human nature, “creatures of habitsand long 
use in the language of amiability and happiness 
gives her face its greatest charm. 

All women are not the happy possessors of 
lovely mouths, but they can improve whatever 


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they have by cultivating a sweet, tender expres¬ 
sion. A great photographer tells women who 
would cultivate a sweet mouth to constantly say: 
“Violets.” 

If the lips lack color bathe them with a simple 
wash made of tincture of benzoin precipitated by 
water. All you have to do in preparing it is to 
take a small piece of the gum benzoin and boil 
it in spirits of wine till it becomes a rich tincture. 
Fifteen drops of this, poured into a glass of 
water, will produce a mixture which will look 
like milk. 

This wash has the effect of calling the stream 
of blood to the external fibres of the lips and 
gives them a beautiful rosy color. This is also 
an excellent wash for the face and if left on to 
dry, it will render the skin clear and brilliant. 

To laugh and grow fat is not all that is at¬ 
tained by a gay laugh. It will win friends for 
you and the world will smile back to you. Re¬ 
alize that life is but a mirror—the reflection of 
yourself to be seen by others—so make it a beauti¬ 
ful reflection to greet the observer. 

Symmetrical lines and faultless tones are not 
the foundation of personal charm. The element 
which draws, and likewise repulses, is the life 
force itself—otherwise recognized as personal 
magnetism. 

I would especially impress the girl budding 
into womanhood, that if she cannot smile a 


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beautiful smile there is not much use in her try¬ 
ing to push her way onward in this world—her 
sphere will be limited. If things come her way 
all well and good; if they do not, you can’t make 
them. A smile is necessary to right things; if 
you do not know how, you are badly off—learn 
how. 

Let the smile or laugh be open and frank—ex¬ 
pressing merriment. You will better impress 
your observer. The habit of holding the hand 
before the mouth while laughing is an awkward 
one and detracts from one’s personal charms. A 
comparison is here illustrated that you may draw 
your own conclusion. 

Did you ever notice the smile of a sour, ill- 
tempered woman? She does not laugh—simply 
closes her lips firmly and tries to smile—it is 
painful to behold. You would not seek such a 
face for cheer. 

The beauty of the mouth more than any organ 
depends upon expression and when a woman re¬ 
solves to overcome a natural defect or an acquired 
habit she will find if she is determined enough 
that she can ultimately transform her counte¬ 
nance to her liking. Stand before your mirror and 
try on your expression, with the same critical 
eye that you use in putting on your hat; study 
other pleasant faces, have pleasant thoughts, 
don’t let small matters irritate you, and little 
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pression, which but a short time before, you did 
not seem capable of having. 

Thin lips, if they are not due to some internal 
trouble, can be made slightly heavier by gentle 
massaging and feeding them with a good flesh 
cream. 

Thick lips are sometimes reduced in size by 
rubbing them with the following: 

Melt one ounce of cold cream and add one 
gramme of pulverized tannin and one gramme 
alkanet chips. Let macerate for five hours, then 
strain through cheese cloth. 

Chapped lips can be cured by frequent appli¬ 
cations of a little cold cream or glycerine and 
rose water. For extreme bad cases Dr. Vaucaire 
commends the following: 


Cocoa butter.10 grammes 

Castor oil . 3 grammes 

Oil of birch. 2 drops 

Extract of Cachou. 1 gramme 

Essence of Star-anise. 5 drops 


Apply three times a day until cure is effected. 

The breath can be perfumed by rinsing the 
mouth frequently with a wash made of three and 
three quarter drams of salicylic acid, seven and 
one half grains each of orange flower water and 
oil of peppermint and a pint of filtered water and 
a half a pint of alcohol. With an ounce of alcohol 
mingle the peppermint oil. The rest of the 
alcohol is added to the water and the two are 
warmed, but not heated, in order that the acid 







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which is put to them shall dissolve. When this 
is done the orange flower water and diluted 
alcohol and peppermint mixture are put in. 

Rinse the mouth with this wash after every 
meal. 


Lip Rouge de Paris. 

Lip Rouge De Paris will give a heightened, natural 
color to the lips, that will make them a charming con¬ 
trast with the teeth and at the same time set off the face 
to a greater advantage. It will also prove helpful to 
their elasticity and prevent and cure chapping. 

Price 50c. 

Foods for the Voice. 

Most American women are in need of voice 
sweeteners, if such are to be had. Our raucous 
tones are world famous. 

The surest voice sweetener is vocal culture and 
trained tones in speaking. The chief sign that 
refinement is striking in is in the lowered, 
softened voice. 

But if food can help in the process, let us eat 
it. According to the Oriental woman who, if any¬ 
one, can be proud of her voice, there are pastes 
and concoctions that have a sweetening effect 
on human tones. 

Among these is a paste of figs and apricots, 
boiled with an equal quantity of sugar to a thick 
jam, then packed in boxes and allowed to dry in 
the sun. 


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The Arab woman, in the interest of liquid 
tones, inhales boiling milk in which figs have been 
cooked. 

Certain Peruvians eat freely of pineapples for 
their voices. We have come to know this fruit 
as a cure for throat troubles, so why not as a 
voice sweetener as well? 

Many singers drink elderberry tea for their 
voices; while lemon juice beaten with a raw egg 
is not only said to clear the voice but strengthen 
it. 


The Teeth. 

The care of our teeth may be considered as 
forming a part of our duty to our neighbor as 
well as to ourselves. The aspect of untended teeth 
is extremely disgusting. White teeth give a de¬ 
cided charm to the countenance, and would in 
this matter repay any trouble expended upon 
brushing them. The delicious sensation of 
purity induced by the vigorous use of rather a 
hard tooth brush is sufficient to induce the most 
neglectful to attend to this part of their toilet. 

The influence which teeth are capable of exer¬ 
cising on the personal appearance is universally 
known and admitted. What a charm there is in 
pretty teeth; what an exquisite contrast their 
pearly whiteness presents to the full blooded red 
lips when flashed forth in a smile. 

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night. This practice should never be omitted; 
women who pride themselves on their beautiful 
teeth, make a practice of cleaning them after each 
meal. 

Keeping the lips apart and breathing through 
the mouth, instead of the nose, and particularly 
sleeping with their mouth open are habits which 
are very prejudicial to the teeth and gums. In 
this way the mouth forms a trap to catch the 
dust and dirt that flows through the atmosphere, 
which soon injures the enamel of the teeth by 
attrition, and even has a tendency to taint the 
breath. 

In the daily care of the teeth a tooth-brush is 
an essential, and the selection of one is an im¬ 
portant feature. 

Too much care cannot be taken to ascertain 
that the brush is not too hard, but at the same 
time is sufficiently stiff to act on the surface of 
the teeth. Should it be too hard it will cause that 
most serious disorder, shrinking gums, in which 
the upper part of the teeth are left bare, some¬ 
times causing them to get loose and fall out. A 
brush that is too soft is not as efficacious as it 
should be. The only way of deciding what is the 
right quality is by feeling, for if there is the least 
soreness of the gums following cleaning a softer 
brush must be employed. 

Having chosen the right brush the benefit lies 
in its proper use. 


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I know that the average person thinks he or 
she knows how to scrub the teeth, but as a matter 
of fact, the usual method, that of rubbing only 
across, is not enough. As far as it goes it is all 
right, but by this method the crevices between 
the teeth are not affected, and they become 
cleansed only when the bristles are rubbed up 
and down. To do this the brush is placed just at 
the base of the gums on the upper jaw and 
brought down with a slight turning back or over, 
that, when completed, at the bottom of the teeth, 
leaves the bristles facing out. This process must 
be repeated on the lower jaw, the motion simply 
being reversed by drawing up instead of down. 
In this way particles are dislodged and ejected 
without trouble. 

There can be no doubt that the teeth should be 
cleansed each time after eating, but few work¬ 
ing women are so situated that they can do this. 
It is frequently possible, however, to have a 
moment’s privacy after lunch, and on this occa¬ 
sion the teeth should receive the best cleaning 
possible under the circumstances. 

It is better to rinse the mouth after eating 
than to do nothing, and a solution of bicarbonate 
of soda or lime water is very good for that pur¬ 
pose. A teaspoonful of soda to a gill of water is 
good strength, and a tablespoonful of lime water 
to a gill of plain water is also good. Either of 
these correct the action of acids on the enamel 


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and should be used frequently and especially 
after eating sweets or acids. 

An excellent tooth poAvder may be made of the 
following: 

Prepared California Borax.... 1 tablespoonful 

Precipitated chalk.1 ounce 

Powdered orris root.% ounce 

Rose pink.1 dram 

Mix well together by aid of pestle and mortar. 
This is also a fragrant and pleasant sweetener 
of the breath. 

For general use the following is also excellent: 

Orris root . .*.4 ounces 

Precipitated chalk.4 ounces 

Camphor .% ounce 

Quinine .1 dram 

If the gums are spongy, sore or loose from the 
teeth the following will usually effect a cure: 

Tincture of Myrrh.6 fluid drams 

Tincture of Tolu. 2 fluid drams 

Spirits of Horse Radish. 2 ounces 

Tannin .% dram 

Shake till thoroughly mixed. 

The Art of “Making Up.” 

Many women and girls pride themselves on 
never using anything for their skins and com¬ 
plexions. This may be the proper course to 
pursue for those whom Nature has endowed with 
a clear skin, but in eight cases out of ten even a 
naturally good complexion needs great care and 
the skin often calls for nourishment as well as 
the body. There are many little things which 













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are perfectly legitimate for the improvement of a 
naturally fine skin, and the restoration, when 
worry, illness or age have injured that which will 
always be one of beautiful woman’s chief charms. 
Harmless and simple cosmetics are not only de¬ 
sirable but are positively beneficial. 

“Make up” seems to become almost the passion 
with most women who indulge in it to any extent. 
There can be but little room for doubt that the 
“Art” is lately very"much on the increase. Very 
few women are really ugly—that is to say, with¬ 
out one redeeming point of feature; and provid¬ 
ing one has a single noticeable good feature, it is 
incumbent upon one to go carefully and artisti¬ 
cally to work to add to one’s personal appearance. 

For instance many women are almost deficient 
in coloring, and often are in despair on that 
account, and for a special occasion such as a 
dance or the theatre they would like to have a 
little more coloring, or to have a bloom upon 
their naturally too pallid faces. In such cases a 
little rouge is perfectly harmless in any of the 
various forms in which it can be obtained. 

To be at its best “make up” should be so 
applied that it will not look artificial and will 
not injure the skin. The accomplishment of both 
these is aided by first wiping the face over evenly 
with cold cream. This lotion fills the pores with 
a clean and harmless preparation, thus keeping 
out others that might injure the flesh. Founda- 


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tion of grease also makes removing the coloring 
matter more easy. 

Before putting on even the cream the skin 
should be quite clean. Then all hair must be 
^brushed back not to interfere with the cosmetics, 
and dabs of cold cream are put on the forehead, 
cheeks and chin. I think one’s fingers work this 
better into the skin than does a cloth, because 
warmth smooths it, but in either case all parts of 
the face must be coated in this fashion. Then 
a dry, clean muslin should be used to wipe over 
and take off any superfluous grease. 

Next put on the rouge, and whether it be in 
powdered form, liquid or paste, the same scheme 
must be followed. Chief of these is that it shall 
not be in spots, but rubbed on evenly and blended 
off toward the edges into the powder that will 
meet it. 

The best results will be obtained by starting 
with the rouge under the eyes close toward the 
nose, rubbing out toward the temples, but keep¬ 
ing a little below, then down in a line sloping 
to the corners of the mouth, but not going so far 
as the lips. There should be a slight dash of 
color off toward the jawbone. 

If rouge is applied in this way there will be 
no danger of that common mistake among 
amateurs of making the face spotty. If only one 
round dab is put on, not only is it artificial, but 
unbecoming, and, as a rule, accentuates a prom- 


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inent bone or else the hollow of the cheek. Natural 
color, that is to say, the blood does not go into the 
cheeks in spots unless one is ill, or the circula¬ 
tion is defective, and every one knows that when 
this happens the effect is most unbecoming. 

Natural color floods the cheeks, when extreme 
it goes over the whole face. The forehead is not 
rouged, but the whole of the cheeks must be, the 
outer edges being less vivid than the centre. It 
must never be forgotten that a spot of paint on 
the jawbone will accentuate it in an ugly fashion. 

Many persons prefer a hare’s foot for putting 
on rouge, but I think a soft bit of white flannel 
is better. This should be wiped over the cosmetic 
until a soft color has been effected. 

Powder that goes on after rouge, may be dusted 
over with a cloth if one wishes, and no part of 
the face or throat is left untouched. A fresh 
piece of white flannel will work this down. Do 
the blending lightly but firmly, beginning at the 
cheeks, drawing the cloth to the chin and back to 
the ears. A little powder should be left over 
the rouge to soften it. 

Before going to bed all cosmetics should be 
removed. For this it is well to have a large 
piece of soft muslin and dip it into the cold 
cream. With this the face is firmly and 
thoroughly rubbed, the grease removing or loosen¬ 
ing most of the rouge and powder. There should 
be another wiping with a fresh muslin, and then 


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the face must be washed with hot water to get 
off any remaining cream. 

Mme. Leeron's Face Rouge. 

Mme. Lefron’s Face Rouge is distinctly a rouge for 
gentlewomen. It imparts a natural, wholesome color, 
and its delicate fragrance bespeaks for the woman who 
uses it, refinement of taste in her selection of toilet 
preparations. It contains absolutely nothing of any in¬ 
jurious character. 

Price 50c. 

The too lavish use of powder is not a practice 
to be admired, and its application should always 
be private, because men don’t like seeing “how 
it’s done” and women should never willfully de¬ 
stroy the illusion of their beauty. 

An important point in wearing low cut or 
transparent waists is the appearance of arms, 
neck, and shoulders, which indeed are not always 
so white as one could wish. They should be 
sponged with tepid, soft, perfumed water and 
wiped thoroughly dry with a soft towel, then 
sponge with a lotion composed of equal parts of 
glycerine and rose water. While the skin is still 
damp a thick coating of powder should be ap¬ 
plied with a puff, which should be left on until 
the last moment before finally dressing. Then 
rub the powder gently but thoroughly into the 
skin until it is white and the powder has dis¬ 
appeared. 

When it is hot a piece of chamois leather is 
superior to a puff; for powder applied to a damp 


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skin will show plainly and possibly look “flakey” 
while the face can be carefully wiped with the 
leather, and the powder softly rubbed in after¬ 
wards. When this is done the skin will have a 
natural whiteness and delicacy, the powder itself 
being undetectable. 

A very good face powder can be made as 


follows : 

Corn starch or rice powder. 4 ounces 

Oxide of Zinc . 1 ounce 

Drop chalk . 2 ounces 

White clay (kaolin). 2 ounces 

Orris root. 2 ounces 

White French chalk. 1 ounce 

Carmine .15 grains 

Oil of Lavender.30 drops 

Oil of cloves .30 drops 

Oil of Cedrat.1'5 drops 

Oil of Geranium .15 drops 


The dry substance must be finely powdered 
and sifted through silk bolting cloth; mix the 
oils together and add them gradually to the 
powder, tossing it up with an ivory spoon. Shut 
tight the jar or bottle for three days, then sift 
again, after which it is ready to use. 

Face Powder. 

Mme. Lefron’s Face Powder is recommended to 
women who desire a powder which will meet with the ap¬ 
proval of the most fastidious and with perfect confi¬ 
dence that it will be found the most satisfactory powder 
ever offered for sale. 

Mme. Lefron’s Face Powder is invisible, pure, soft, 
fine and healthful. It removes the oiliness from the 
surface, and makes the skin soft and velvety. It is 













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daintily scented and tinted to suit all types of com¬ 
plexions. White for florid, brunette for olive skins and 
flesh tints for the great majority. 

Mme. Lefrom’s Face Powder is as nearly perfect in 
every way that knowledge, skill and experience can 
make it. 

Price 50c. 

Pocket Powder Box and Puff. 

Very convenient to have always with you, can be put 
in a purse or pocket very easily. The puff is attached 
to the inside cover of the box with a patent arrange¬ 
ment which makes it very handy. 

After the powder box is empty it can always be re¬ 
filled. The powder is put up in three colors: flesh for 
blond, cream for brunette and white for those who 
prefer it. 

Price 12c. for Powder and Puff. 

Chamois Pocket Powder Puff. 

Made of the finest chamois skin and containing the 
best powder. The whole presents an artistic powder 
puff which can easily be carried in a pocket or purse. 
Price 25c. 

Powder puffs of the finest swans-down from 25c. to 

$ 1 . 00 . 

Home Made $oaps That are Good for the Skin 
and Face. 

Soap is essential, because no part of the body 
is so constantly exposed to dirt as is the face, and 
if impurities are allowed to work into the pores 
blackheads are inevitable. At the same time, in 
spite of constant exposure, perhaps because of it, 
the complexion is particularly sensitive and 
easily dried, so that a soap containing too much 


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alkaline will often be injurious. An excess of 
fats is also to be avoided, and it is only by 
patient experimenting that a woman will get pre¬ 
cisely the right cleanser. 

She is more likely to find it in a soap powder, 
if it may be called that, than in tablets. This she 
can make for herself, insuring its purity. If 
compounded from the best ingredients it not only 
cleanses, but also softens and bleaches the skin. 

None is better, I think, than a cleanser made 
of four ounces each of ground almonds and wheat 
flour, an ounce of powdered orris root, one dram 
of oil of lemon and half a dram of oil of bitter 
almonds. 

The almonds should be bought whole, blanched 
and pounded. 

If there is a meat chopper in the house it may 
be carefully cleansed, the finest strainer put on 
and the nuts ground through. Failing that, they 
can be put into cheesecloth and hammered, 
taking care that no holes are made through 
which the powder will be lost. 

When the almonds are reduced to powder they 
should be combined with the flour and orris and 
the two oils then slowly worked in. It is best 
then to put the whole several times through a 
coarse sieve, rejecting none, but trying to get all 
through. 

Keep in a tightly covered jar on the washstand 
and rub over the face, as if it were soap, when 
such a cleanser is necessary. 


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Particularly good at cold seasons, when the 
face is apt to be rough and dried by cold, is a 
honey paste, composed of twenty-five grams of 
strained honey, twenty grams of powdered castile 
soap, five grams each of gum benzoin and storax 
and fifteen grams of powdered spermaceti. 

The whole combined and stirred until quite 
smooth, then put into a porcelain dish and dried 
over slow heat, such as a radiator or shelf over a 
range. The dish should be covered to protect 
from dust. 

To use this wet the face and smear with the 
paste, which should be thoroughly rubbed into 
the pores, then rinsed clear in warm water. 


Mme. Lefron^s Complexion Soap. 

A perfect toilet soap, a medicinal, beautifying 
cleanser, daintily perfumed with the most diffusive 
odors known; manufactured from the purest materials 
and best ingredients. No one valuing a smooth, fine, 
healthy skin and good clear complexion will neglect to 
use this beauty soap. Ideal for the bath and general 
toilet, and a delight to the skin. 

Price 35c. a Cake—3 Cakes for $1.00. 

Toilet Face Mask. 

To be worn at night while asleep. 

Will remove tan, freckles, blackheads and all dis¬ 
colorations, and used in connection with a good face 
brush it improves the circulation, develops the tissues, 
and brings back the natural healthy color. 

Price $1.25. 


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Scented Toilet Preparations for Women. 

It is a matter of wonder to me that women do 
not have more toilet preparations on their dress¬ 
ing table. 

For instance, every woman knows that hard 
water is ruinous to the skin, and that which is 
soft is not always obtainable. Bicarbonate of 
soda will improve the quality, and the addition 
of a little powdered orris root will scent the 
water at the same time. These powders are mix¬ 
ed in equal quantities, yet one-third of the 
amount of the orris root will be sufficient to give 
fragrance. This compound should be kept in a 
tin box or tightly closed jar and about a tea¬ 
spoonful of it added to a basin of water will be 
fragrant and delicious, and a handful will per¬ 
fume and soften the bath. 

Orris root, the Florentine variety, is among 
the most valuable and at the same time cheapest 
of sweet odors. It is never cloying, but the scent 
lasts, particularly if the root is bought in pieces, 
instead of powdered. There is nothing worn or 
used that is not improved by it, for instance, a 
piece in the box of ties, collars, or handkerchiefs 
will scent them nicely. Small bits put in a 
bottle with deodorized alcohol make an astrin¬ 
gent and sweet toilet water, especially if a drop 
of oil of violets is added to half a pint of the 
alcohol. A piece of the root may be put into the 


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hair under the pompadour roll to impart a 
delicious fragrance. 

Lavender oil is another sweet that should be 
used more often. In full strength it is most un¬ 
pleasant, but diluted with deodorized alcohol it 
becomes singularly refreshing. It should be 
bottled and used freely for cleansing the face, or 
for wiping over the flesh after a wash. A drop 
of this oil full strength, added to a teaspoonful of 
glycerine and ten teaspoonfuls of water, forms a 
good preparation with which to wet unruly locks. 
Without causing them to be sticky it will train 
them in place and will not crisp the hair as does 
the constant use of water. 

Benzoin in the tincture should have a place 
on every toilet table. Ten drops of it in a basin 
of water is excellent for rinsing the face night 
and morning. If the complexion is greasy ten 
drops may be put to a gill of water and the skin 
wiped with this several times a day, letting the 
lotion dry on. It is both whitening and soften¬ 
ing, as well as astringent. It should not be used 
to excess, however. 

Nothing is more softening or nourishing to the 
skin than sweet almond oil. Its odor, which is 
not pleasant, though inoffensive, may be con¬ 
cealed by adding a few drops of oil of lavender. It 
may be massaged into the pores at any time, and 
when the hands are being treated the beneficial 
effect is more rapid if they are thickly dusted 


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with powdered French chalk and encased in 
gloves. This done for several nights will make a 
marked difference in the appearance of the hands. 
While not as easy to use as cold cream, it is a 
perfect substitute. 

A preparation to dull shiny skin is a necessary 
article for all so afflicted. Any girl can make it 
by mixing eight minims of distilled tincture of 
lavender to an ounce of distilled or rose water, 
adding two grains of sulphate of zinc. It should 
be well mixed, and may be wiped over the face 
four times a day, letting it dry on. 

These are simple but effectual beauty agents. 

The Lefron Perfumes. 

Every odor of the Lefron Perfumes is so concen¬ 
trated that each drop represents in volume of fragrance 
and strength a large bouquet of fresh cut flowers. We 
have been particularly fortunate in gaining results that 
have seemed heretofore impossible. 

Our fragrants mark an epoch in perfume industry, 
and admit comparison with only that very highest grade 
products. 

The individual odors are perfectly blended, and only 
a careful selection is necessary to insure the utmost 
pleasure in a realization of preferment and exclusiveness 
in this necessary and dainty of toilette refinement. 

High-class handkerchief scentings may be used freely 
by those desiring distinction in toilet detail. A few 
drops of favorite perfume applied to lingerie as well as 
handkerchiefs and laces, attains the ultra effect. 

Price $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 Per Bottle. 

In odors of Rose, Violet, Lilac, Carnation, Lily and 
Heliotrope. 


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A bottle of Lefron Perfume makes a very suitable 
holiday or birthday present. Handsomely put up in 
fancy bottles or boxes. 

Price $1.50 to $5.00. 

LefroiPs Sachet Powders. 

The durability of sachet powders is generally over¬ 
estimated. The ordinary impression is that they should 
be practically inexhaustible in fragrance. 

As long as the powder remains hermetically sealed 
this is the fact, because the odor cannot escape; but 
the moment air is permitted to reach it, and it begins 
to accomplish the purpose of existence (that of giving 
out fragrance), it loses its strength in exact propor¬ 
tion to amount of odor diffused, until an odorless powder 
remains, the perfume having been imparted to clothing, 
linen, etc., placed in contact therewith. However, Mme. 
Lefron’s Sachet Powders will be found more fragrant 
and lasting than any on the market and are specially 
recommended for daintily perfuming milady’s wardrobe. 

Price per Package $1.00. 

Corsage Silk Squares 25c. 

Atomizers. 

Every woman using perfume should have an atomizer, 
by its tiny spraying it distributes the perfume evenly 
and lightly and the odor clings to you everywhere, and 
yet but little of the perfume is actually used. It is a 
charming ornament on any woman’s dressing table. 

Price $1.00. 

Beauty Rubber Massage Roller. 

Makes, keeps and restores beauty The cup shaped 
teeth have a suction effect on the skin that smoothes out 
wrinkles, rounds out the beauty muscles, and gives 
perfect circulation to the blood. 

It is so constructed that it treats every portion of the 
face and neck perfectly, even to the “crow’s feet” and 
the corner of the eyes. 


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If used daily according to directions, this roller will 
improve the circulation, develop the muscles, round out 
the neck and arms, and render the skin white and 
smooth. 

Price, Small Size 50c. Large Size $1.00. 


The Hair. 

0 wondrous, wondrous is her hair! 

A braided wealth of golden brown, 

That drops on neck, and temples bare. 

The hair is not only invaluable as a protec¬ 
tive covering of the head, but it gives a finish 
and imparts unequalled grace to the features 
which it surrounds. Sculptors and painters have 
bestowed on its representation their highest skill 
and care, and its description and praises have 
been sung in the sweetest lays by the poets of all 
ages. Whether in flowing ringlets or graceful 
braids artistically disposed, it is equally charm¬ 
ing, and clothes with fascination even the sim¬ 
plest forms of beauty. 

If there is one point more than another in 
which the tastes of mankind appear to agree, it 
is that rich, luxuriant, flowing hair, is not 
merely beautiful in itself, but an important, 
nay, an essential auxiliary to the highest de¬ 
velopment of personal charm. Among all refined 
people the care, arrangement and decoration of 
the hair forms a prominent and generally the 
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It may be laid down as a law to which there 
are no exceptions that the vigor, luxuriance and 
beauty of the hair uniformly correspond to the 
state of health of the scalp from which it grows. 
While the scalp is soft and thick, and the blood 
circulates with healthy vigor through its vessels, 
the hair-glands have ample space to exist and to 
work in, and ample material in the shape of 
healthy arterial blood, out of which to elaborate 
their secretions. As soon as the vigor of the cir¬ 
culation in the scalp begins to decline, whether 
from age, disease, or other causes, it suffers grad¬ 
ual attenuation. The functions of the hair bulbs 
are thus more or less impeded, and in time pro¬ 
duce weak, thin hair and then complete baldness. 

It is in the power of almost every woman to 
have a good head of hair. But by many such a 
gift can only be enjoyed by constant attention to 
the laws of its growth and preservation. Let the 
woman who is ambitious not forget that. I have 
known women who had scarcely another charm 
to commend them, to carry off scores of hearts 
by a bountiful and beautiful head of hair. 

We often see the girl whose hair is about her 
only good feature, and yet she appears pretty 
simply because she has soft, shining, luxuriant 
hair. If a girl’s hair only grows pretty around her 
face, and if she is handy at doing it, she can make 
it a good feature by promoting its growth, by 
having it brightened a little and by waving it 
becomingly. 


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Tlie arrangement of the hair should always be 
considered in relation to the shape of the head 
and the proportions of the features. Women with 
small features and an abundance of hair can 
wear it in negligee style, combed back low at 
the nape of the neck. Straight-lined features 
show to best advantage with smooth hair; those 
who have soft curved lines need wavy hair. The 
real art is to find the most “becoming” style to 
the individual and adapt it not only to the 
various occasions but to the prevailing fashions. 
There are few foreheads that can stand a hard 
line upon them, but in general it may be said that 
women seldom mar their beauty by showing the 
shape of their heads. Wherein and howsoever 
nature fails, art steps in to woman’s aid. In 
these days the use of false hair is not overlooked 
but positively encouraged. 

The styles of the present are an adaptation of 
the Empire period and the artistic beauty is evi¬ 
denced in costumes as well as coiffures. 

Dandruff. 

The use of a clean hair brush is a great .aid in 
preventing dandruff, in addition to that I cannot 
too strongly warn a woman against the use of a 
fine-tooth comb. Dandruff should always be 
washed out, not combed out. The fine-comb is 
more likely to damage the hair than to properly 
cleanse the hair and head itself. The scalp should 


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be thoroughly cleansed about once in ten days 
and the following is an excellent preventive of 


dandruff: 

Tincture of Cantharides.1 ounce 

Liquid Ammonia .1 dram 

Glycerine .% ounce 

Oil of Thyme.% dram 

Rosemary Oil.% dram 


Mix together with six ounces of rose water, 
rub the scalp thoroughly until no further evi¬ 
dence of dandruff is noticeable. 

Mme. Lefron’s Shampoo Powder. 

A safe, antiseptic and fragrant powder, affording a 
convenient, delightful, refreshing and satisfactory sham¬ 
poo. Will relieve itching scalp and keep it clean and cool. 
Removes dandruff and softens the hair. May be used 
safely for children’s heads. 

Mme. Lefron’s Shampoo Powder is made from selected 
powdered castile soap, combined with valuable anti¬ 
septics and ingredients which make a rich lather. Its 
use prevents the harshness and dryness of the hair and 
makes it fluffy. It has many advantages over the 
liquid shampoo, and its convenient form, which makes 
it always ready for immediate use, is preferred by a great 
many women. It does not contain wood alcohol, grease, 
acid or harmful alkalies. 

Price 50c. and $1.00. 

How to Prevent the Hair from Falling Out. 

Usually cleanliness and massage, with the ap¬ 
plication of a good tonic, will not only stop the 
difficulty but will improve the state of the hair. 
Cleanliness does not mean frequent shampooing; 
to the contrary, when the hair is inclined to come 

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out, washing often may be very injurious, as it 
dries the natural nourishing oils of the scalp. 
Cleanliness of the hair is to be achieved by hav¬ 
ing all brushes free of dust, and using them at 
least twice a day. It is astonishing how rarely 
a hair brush is entirely clean. Let a woman 
take one of hers and knock the bristles against 
a flat surface, holding the brush back up. Almost 
invariably lint and dust will be found on the sur¬ 
face that was struck. Unless this is removed 
from the bristles it is brushed back into the hair, 
and the scalp, instead of becoming cleansed, is 
only made worse by treatment. Brushes, to im¬ 
prove the hair, must be washed certainly once a 
week, sometimes oftener. Always after using the 
bristles should be struck, as I have already said, 
to shake out the dust. Thus are they made ready 
for the next using. 

Quite as important as brushing is massage, and 
scalp massage, though simple, is not as well un¬ 
derstood as it should be. Some women complain 
that it tangles the hair. This is because they do 
not know how to do it. The work consists of 
moving the scalp over the skull, at the same time 
holding the finger tips stationary. The inclina¬ 
tion of an inexperienced person is to move the 
fingers over the roots of the hair, snarling them 
and not stimulating circulation. Once the scalp 
is made to move, the difference will be felt, and 
there will be no danger of going back to the old 


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and useless way. The whole head should be 
treated at night in this manner, changing the 
position of the fingers until every inch of the 
scalp has been touched. The work is done with 
the finger tips, the thumbs acting usually as 
braces. 

Massage alone is highly beneficial, but if a 
tonic has been applied and is rubbed into the 
scalp the condition improves more quickly. One 
remedy that is used easily and is suited to any 
hair that is not excessively dry is made of half 
a pint of brandy, half a teaspoonful of table salt 
and half a scruple of quinine. This is shaken 
until the powders are dissolved and rubbed into 
the scalp two or three times a week. 

In excessive dryness of the scalp, oils are re¬ 
quired. When applying them the hair should be 
parted at frequent intervals and the unguent 
rubbed on with the finger tips, taking care that 
only the scalp is anointed. This prevents a greasy 
look. 

For dryness this combination is excellent. It 
is made from an ounce and a half of cocoanut oil, 
two and a quarter drams of tincture of nux vom¬ 
ica, one ounce of bay rum and twenty drops of 
oil of bergamot. 

Shake before using, and massage into the scalp 
every night with the finger tips, parting the hair 
carefully to keep the oils on the scalp and away 
from the hair. If necessary, omit occasionally. 


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Use for six weeks before expecting to see im¬ 
provement. 


Hair Tonics. 

A good hair tonic is made as follows: 


Tincture of Cantharides. 5 fluid ounces 

Jamaica Rum . 5 fluid ounces 

Sesquicarbonate of Ammonia.. 4 drams 
Oil of Rosemary...20 drops 


After thoroughly mixing add one pint of dis¬ 
tilled water and shake the whole together. 

Another good hair tonic is made of the follow¬ 
ing ingredients: 

Oil of almonds.1 pint 

Alkanet root . 2% ounces 

Oil of cloves.19 grains 

Oil of Mace. 19 grains 

Oils of Rose.19 grains 

Cinnamon. 1 dram 

Tincture of musk.15 grains 

The Alkanet root, coarsely powdered, must be 
macerated in the warm almond oil until it im¬ 
parts to the oil a deep red color, then strain and 
add the other oils. 

Mme. Lefron's HxYir Tonic. 

Mime. Lefron’s Hair Tonic positively insures a new 
growth of hair in all cases of baldness, when the roots 
of the hair are not entirely dead. Men, women and 
children will derive the greatest benefit from the use of 
this hair tonic, as it will not only create a new growth, 
but will preserve and strengthen all the hair and will 
promote an astonishing and luxuriant growth of hair, 
even on the heads of men and women past middle age. 












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Mme. Lefron’s Hair Tonic is a vegetable compound, 
free from oil and grease. It will not discolor the lightest 
shade of hair, neither will it affect the color of gray, 
white or dark hair. It is not a dye and will not change 
the color of the hair. 

Price $1.00 Per Large Bottle. 

Shampoos that are Easily made at Home. 

No hair is so beautiful or none so poor that 
a shampoo, perfectly adapted to the condition, 
will not improve it. The idea of washing the 
scalp with an untried variety of soap is the great¬ 
est mistake, for that which agrees with one is of¬ 
ten totally unsuited to another. Added to that, 
soap, if rubbed directly upon the hair and scalp, 
is likely to be deleterious, because to get all off 
in the rinsing is next to impossible and to permit 
any to remain is either to make the hair sticky 
or the scalp develop dandruff. 

Therefore, if a woman has a certain soap that 
she likes for shampooing purposes let her scrape 
the bar with a knife, put the shavings into a per¬ 
fectly clean kettle, add enough hot water to cover 
and put the vessel on the back of the stove, where 
it will be hot, but not boil, until the soap is dis¬ 
solved. All then necessary is to pour the liquid 
into a wide mouth jar, such as that used for pre¬ 
serves, screw on the top, and the cleansing agent 
is ready for use. 

When cold it will be a jelly, and this may be 
thinned with water if wished each time before 
applying. The best jelly is improved by adding 


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the white of a raw egg in the proportion of one 
to a tablespoonful of soap, or a yolk instead of 
white if the hair is dark. Either is beaten into 
the jelly, and water may then be added if re¬ 
quired. 

Different parts of the egg should be used 
for opposite color hair, because the yolk has both 
sulphur and iron, that are good for brunettes, 
but make a slight stain on blonde tresses. The 
white is clear albumen, strengthening and soften¬ 
ing, but without color. 

There is no better shampoo mixture than egg 
and water if softness and lightness are desired. 

Eggs are cleansing. They collect the dust and 
hold it, so that both are washed out together. 
Soap is not necessary in conjunction. 

For brunettes the whole egg may be used, un¬ 
less distinct effort is being made to preserve the 
natural color, that is, to prevent grayness. In 
this case, of course, the yolk without the white 
is more efficacious. The proportion of water is 
always a tablespoonful to an egg, and for an ordi¬ 
nary head of hair two eggs, or four yolks, or the 
same number of whites, would be required. 

Either of these mixtures should be rubbed 
through the hair and over the scalp before wash¬ 
ing. The latter process consists merely of rins¬ 
ing in several different baths of warm water, rub¬ 
bing the tresses thoroughly through each. In 
cleansing blonde hair a half teaspoonful of bicar- 


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bonate of soda may be put to the first two basins 
of water. 

When the hair is full of dandruff there should 
be special treatment before shampooing. Ac¬ 
cording to the nature of the trouble the remedy 
is selected. If the dandruff is dry, and the scalp 
itching, there must be a general application oi 
white vaseline first. The hair should be parted 
close together, and into each line should be 
rubbed plenty of vaseline, this being continued 
until the entire scalp has been oiled. A soap 
jelly is then used in the shampooing water. 

When the dandruff is pasty, liquid green soap 
is the thing to use. This is to be bought at any 
druggist’s. It is known as chemically pure soap. 
It may be diluted with equal parts of alcohol or 
cologne, and rubbed into the scalp as vaseline is 
applied, only with a brush instead of the finger 
tips. 

To shampoo the hair oftener than once every 
four weeks, no matter how “oily” it may be, is a 
mistake. When greasiness exists it means an 
abnormal condition of the scalp glands, and 
treatment is required. Shampooing, instead of 
aiding, will increase the trouble. 

A cleansing mixture for red or brown hair is 
made from the yolks or the whole egg. The yolks 
contain sulphur and become a natural coloring 
agent. 


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For black and dark brown hair a combination 
of claret is an excellent one. To half a pint of it 
a raw egg is added. The two are well beaten and 
rubbed thoroughly over the head before rinsing 
in clear water. This is not a mixture to be used 
by pronounced blondes. 

Any of these is simple to use, and if persis¬ 
tently applied, the hair, after years, will show 
the benefit derived. All are soap substitutes. No 
soap should ever be rubbed directly upon the hair, 
but must be dissolved first and applied in jelly 
or liquid form. 

Shampoo for Oily Scalps. 

It is a mistake to believe that frequent sham¬ 
pooing will prevent naturally oily hair from 
becoming greasy looking, for the wetting often 
weakens the glands that are already abnormal, 
and instead of helping the trouble increases the 
excessive amount of oil thrown off. 

An aid in the prevention of an oily scalp is 
the use of astringents and tonics that will bring 
it into a healthy state. Brushing is one of the 
most important “helps,” and this I insist upon, 
even though many women will exclaim, “But 
brushing only makes my hair stickier.” 

That it seems to at first is quite true, but the 
increased oiliness is merely temporary. The pres¬ 
ence of what seems to be more grease is due to 
the friction that brings to the surface much oil 


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that was secreted in the scalp. After this has 
been worked out, as it will be if the use of a brush 
is persisted in, the treatment will stimulate cir¬ 
culation under the scalp. Thus the process is 
generally “toning,” and instead of the trouble 
increasing, it gradually diminishes until the hair 
gets lighter in texture, though the color, of 
course, will be unaffected. 

A good brush and the right kind of a comb are 
two essentials. 

The comb should be coarse. Never use the fine 
teeth. The brush should have bristles that are 
fairly long and rather far apart. They should be 
stiff but not hard. Between the two there is a 
marked difference, as a person will know im¬ 
mediately on rubbing the fingers over the bristles. 
Fifteen minutes each night is none too much to 
devote to an oily scalp, and it is well to make a 
business of the treatment and sit comfortably 
before a dressing table. 

Begin the work by removing the pins, then 
to air the hair one should run the fingers through 
the tresses close to the scalp and shake the head. 
With the comb a part should be made in the 
middle of the hair, and from one-half of this 
divided mass a strand should be lifted up in one 
hand, while with the other a brush is put through 
over and over this portion of the hair, beginning 
close to the head with the tip of the brush, as it 
were, so that the bristles will reach the scalp. 


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Strand after strand should be treated in this 
manner, until each part of the scalp has felt the 
stimulation of circulation roused by the bristles. 
It takes a long time to do this, and it is always 
more beneficial if done by another person. 

After the hair has been brushed a loose braid 
should be made, so the scalp will not become 
heated during the night. 

When the condition is extremely oily cornmeal 
or bran is a positive help in cleaning. Orris root 
may be added, but I have a personal objection to 
it, as it is a powder and likely to stick to the 
scalp and close the pores. 

How TO MAKE THE HAIR CURLY AND FLUFFY. 

Hair that is straight may sometimes be made 
to curl, but before starting this difficult task a 
woman should understand the condition of her 
scalp, as to the dryness or oil i ness, for either ex¬ 
treme is fatal to the acquisition of a “wave.” 

In this treatment applications are required 
that will draw the hair away from straight lines. 

Hair that is over-dry must have a little oil if 
waves are to be formed. Therefore it is best to 
use a tonic containing the desired element, and 
wet the hair with this as one would do with 
water. 

When heaviness or an oily condition is re¬ 
sponsible for straightness something drying 
should be used. The best that I know to produce 


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this result is either strong tea or rosemary water, 
in which twelve grains of carbonate of potash 
are dissolved. This solution may be put into a 
bottle and used as desired. Plain cologne may 
be applied as a substitute, because it is an active 
drying agent. 

When waves are to be cultivated in this fashion 
any thin face veil will be a help. 

In dressing the hair for the desired “curl” the 
method is the same for both dry or oily locks. 
Having selected the moistening liquid best suited 
the long hair should be brushed and combed un¬ 
til it is ready to be pinned in place. It is then 
gathered in the left hand, and the liquid appli¬ 
cation put ou with a small brush. A soft one, 
ordinarily used for the nails, may be used. 

Dip the brush into the liquid and go over the 
hair about the head. It will be a waste of time 
and material to wet the long portion. When the 
hair near the scalp has been moistened dress it 
loosely in the usual fashion. After the last pin 
is in, should there be any place that seems dry 
about the head brush it with the application. 

Then with the comb and fingers lay the hair in 
waves. This process will take time and practice. 

When the coiffure is satisfactorily arranged 
tie a veil over the hair until it dries. In the centre 
of the top of this face veil there should be a tiny 
knot that goes at the back of the neck, and from 
this the veil is drawn to the top of the head, fast- 


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ening it there in a big knot or with a pin. When 
it is taken off the locks must be softened a little 
by the use of a comb. 

There is some hair that nothing will bring into 
curl. One should not give up trying to train it 
until six weeks of constant effort have passed. 

When kid or wire curlers are used a much di¬ 
luted solution of glycerine is frequently helpful 
in increasing and maintaining the wave. The 
glycerine is diluted with five times its amount of 
water, and the hair is moistened with it before 
being dressed. There will be no sticky effect 
after the comb is run through in the morning. 

A good curling fluid can be made as follows: 


Carbonate of Potash. l 1 /^ drams 

Powdered Cochineal .% dram 

Ammonia water.1 dram 

Extract of Violet.4 drams 

Glycerine . 2 ounces 

Rectified Spirits .1% ounces 

Violet water.1 pint 


Let the mixture digest with frequent stirrings, 
for one week, then filter. If the hair is moistened 
with this fluid when dressing, the effect will be to 
wave it all over the head. When dry, it will comb 
out into a graceful and becoming fluff. If regular 
curls are desired the hair can be moistened with 
the fluid and rolled on kid covered hair curlers. 

Mme. Lefron's Hair Brilliantine. 

Keeps the hair in curl for several days at a time. A 
genuine toilet treasure, saving time and labor. Not 
affected by perspiration or moisture in the air. Does 









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not cause the hair to tangle or feel gritty. It is 
a dainty, fragrant preparation that is a delight to every¬ 
one using it. Benders the hair soft and glossy. 

Price 50c. Per Bottle. 

How to Clean a Hair Brush. 

Comb the hair from the brush, and shake out 
the particles of dirt. Do not put soap on the 
bristles, as it is apt to make them soft. Do not 
rub bristles when they are wet as that breaks 
and softens them. Take a piece of washing soda, 
the size to make a teaspoonful when powdered. 
Put into a quart of hot water and dissolve, using 
a basin to hold the water. Turn the bristles 
downwards, and dip them into the water and out 
again. Repeat this until the bristles look clean, 
and then rinse in clear cold water, keeping the 
back and handle of the brush as free from the 
water as possible. Shake the brush well, driving 
off the water that adheres, and wipe the back and 
handle, hut do not wipe the bristles. Set the 
brush to dry in the sunshine or near a fire. 

How To Restore Gray Hair. 

My hair is gray, but not with years, 

Nor came it white 
In a single night, 

As men’s have done from sudden fears. 

—Byron, in “Prisoner of Chillon.” 

The universal desire to conceal or disguise the 
first unwelcome heralds of age—gray hairs—is so 
openly acknowledged that even those that disap- 


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prove of the practice of using dye, still admit the 
longing to be almost a natural one. It is ad¬ 
visable though, to try and restore the hair to 
their original color, by the use of a good tonic 
or hair restorer, before resorting to the use of 
a dye. 

Why the hair turns gray has never been satis¬ 
factorily decided. There is no doubt that ner¬ 
vous strain, illness and heredity as well as ad¬ 
vancing age may be cited as influences in this 
matter, and as in so many instances the growth 
of hair is as abundant as ever, there can there¬ 
fore be no question as to the healthful condi¬ 
tion of the scalp. 

It is probable, in these days of science, that 
some chemist will eventually discover properties 
that will restore gray hair to its original color, 
making a restorative, not a dye. The effort to 
accomplish this is always going on, but up to the 
present an infallible application or prescription 
has not been found. Nevertheless, those unfortu¬ 
nate women who dread gray hair can do some¬ 
thing to prevent its turning unduly, and by un¬ 
derstanding its cause may prescribe their own 
remedy. 

It is iron and sulphur that must color the hair, 
and a deficit of either in the system causes a 
blanching. This is most apt to happen when the 
system is run down, and the condition of the 
hair is one of the first indications of ill health. 


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It is obviously a logical action to try to supply 
the elements the hair is lacking and, therefore, 
iron may be taken internally as a physician may 
prescribe. At the same time a tonic, to be ap¬ 
plied daily to the scalp, should be used. In some 
cases of pronounced debility taking cod liver oil 
internally may act most beneficially on the hair 
by invigorating the entire system. 

While tonics are taken internally and used ex¬ 
ternally, special attention must be given to scalp 
treatment that the glands may be stimulated and 
the circulation improved. To this end massage is 
necessary morning and night, and the way of 
doing it must be thoroughly understood if any 
benefit is to be accomplished. 

Massage does not consist of rubbing the fin¬ 
gers over the hair at the roots, but in moving the 
scalp over the skull, a very different action. The 
latter is done by placing the fingers firmly on 
the head and then bending them at the joints. 
This literally pushes the scalp, and the operation 
should be done over all the surface, giving spe¬ 
cial heed to the line above the temples where 
grayness is apt first to come. It is an advantage 
to massage after the tonic has been applied, for 
it is thus worked into the scalp. Brushing care¬ 
fully, so the hair will not be pulled out, is excel¬ 
lent. The bristles should be long and rather far 
apart, to reach to the scalp, and the stroke long 
and gentle. Any tangles must be straightened 
first. 


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When the hair is naturally dark, there are a 
few tonics which may be used that give a decided 
color, though they can scarcely be considered as 
dyes. One of these is composed of one dram of 
rust of iron, a pint of old ale, and fifteen drops 
of oil of rosemary. This combination should 
stand, bottled, for two weeks. It must be shaken 
each day. 

At the end of two weeks the clear liquid must 
be poured off, and applied evenly to the hair at 
night. Should the color be too deep, less iron will 
modify it, but the time of standing should not be 
shortened. 

Walnut stain is an old and simple remedy and 
may be made by mixing an ounce of alcohol with 
six ounces of walnut juice, adding a half a tea- 
J spoonful of common salt. This is used like the 
first, and both will stain the scalp. This last 
fact, indeed, is a serious drawback to any so-call¬ 
ed tonic stains, for even with the utmost care the 
skin may seem stretched and dirty. Oiling the 
scalp with vaseline or some other such substance 
will prevent this, but if any portion of the hair 
becomes greasy it will not take the stain. 

A claret and iron application is especially suit¬ 
ed to dark brown or black hair, and is made by 
dissolving seven grains of sulphate of iron in an 
ounce of water, and adding a pint of claret, the 
whole to steep, but not boil, for ten minutes. It 
is cooled and is then ready for use by applying 
to the hair at night, letting it dry on. 


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To my mind, the virtue of any of these lies in 
their harmlessness, if they do not actually im¬ 
prove the hair. 

In shampooing hair inclined to turn gray the 
yolks of raw eggs should be used. These are rich 
in sulphur, and if massaged into the scalp before 
washing are decidedly beneficial. If to each yolk 
a tablespoonful of olive oil is added another de¬ 
sirable element is gained. 

The process of getting this into the scalp 
should take certainly fifteen minutes, if not long¬ 
er, avoiding getting the long hair covered. Sham¬ 
pooing is done with warm water and Castile soap, 
the latter scraped and made into a jelly with boil¬ 
ing water. Soap in its finished condition should 
never be rubbed directly on the hair, as it is al¬ 
most impossible to get out. Drying must not be 
done with heat, for this uses up the oils so essen¬ 
tial to a healthy condition of the scalp. Gentle 
rubbing with soft towels is the only proper way 
to get the water from the tresses. 

When the hair is too light in its natural shade 
to permit of using any of the tonic stains, less 
positive agents must be employed. One highly 
commended is half an ounce of tincture of ace¬ 
tate of iron, half a pint of water, a quarter of an 
ounce of glycerine and two and a half grains of 
sulphate of potassium. The mixture stands 
open for a time to permit the disagreeable odor 
to evaporate. This mixture is kept corked and 
applied to the scalp once a day by massaging. 


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Dryness of the scalp is a frequent accompani¬ 
ment to loss of color in the hair, and it is a con¬ 
dition that must be prevented. Brushing will 
aid, and an excellent tonic for this condition is 
made of one and a half ounces of white vaseline, 
three-fourths of an ounce of cold drawn castor- 
oil, seven-eighths of a dram of gallic acid and fif¬ 
teen drops of oil of lavender. 

This should be rubbed into the scalp without 
getting it on the long hair. 

A good tonic for restoring gray hair is made 


as follows: 

Sulphate of Iron.1 dram 

Sulphume . y 2 dram 

Tincture of Jaborondi .1 ounce 

Extract of Rosemary.4 drams 

Extract of Thyme.4 drams 

Rectified Spirits .1 ounce 

Glycerine .1 ounce 

Elder Flower water . y 2 pint 


Add the iron to the spirits, the glycerine to the 
extracts and tincture, the sulphume to the per¬ 
fumed water; agitate till well mingled and incor¬ 
porated, then add the first mixture to the second, 
and lastly unite with the third. Apply to scalp, 
following with massage. If decided improvement 
is seen within one month use every other night 
for another month; then at longer intervals. 

Mme. Lefron's Hair Restorer. 

This preparation is prepared especially for premature 
grayness, also senile grayness or that which comes as 
the result of advancing years. There is no cure for this 










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latter natural condition, but it may be materially de¬ 
layed by the use of Mme. Lefrords Hair Eestorer. 

Mme. Lefron’s Hair Eestorer is not an instantaneous 
dye, but it will gradually restore bleached, faded or 
gray hair, especially premature grayness, to its original 
color and lustre. It is also an excellent hair tonic, will 
make the hair soft and glossy, prevent hair falling, pro¬ 
mote the growth of hair and preserve its health. It does 
not contain grease and is free from all injurious 
ingredients. 

Price $1.00 Per Bottle. 

How to Keep White Hair from Turning 
Yellow. 

No color is prettier than white or iron gray, 
and none is more easily streaked or yellowed, for 
so delicate and susceptible of absorbing chemi¬ 
cals is hair after turning white that almost of 
necessity it becomes stained. Only by using the 
most negative, that is the simplest, cleansing 
agents will the silver lustre be unstreaked. Tonics 
should not be used. The only thing that I com¬ 
mend is vaseline. That will not in any way 
change the color and it will nourish the scalp in 
case of dryness. 

For shampooing white hair use only the whites 
of eggs and castile soap. Prepare the soap by 
shaving and melting with boiling water, allow it 
to cool. When of a jelly-like consistency put a 
tablespoonful of it with the white of one egg. As 
a rule two tablespoonfuls and two eggs are needed 
for each shampoo. 


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To mix the eggs and soap jelly the two should 
be beaten together and thinned with a little warm 
water. 

The yellow of the egg must never be put on 
gray hair, for it is full of sulphur and is likely 
to stain the tresses. 

Do not use soda or ammonia. Before wetting 
the head the cleansing mixture should be well 
rubbed over the scalp and through the long hair. 
Washing is then done in clear warm water. When 
the hair is white, rather than gray, the shade and 
lustre will be prettier if indigo is put in the bath 
for the final rinsing. 

Do not make the mistake of using blueing in¬ 
stead of indigo. The latter is a pure chemical; 
the former is a preparation for the laundry, and 
might poison the scalp. 

To give the quantity of indigo to be used is 
quite impossible, for the shade varies a trifle ac¬ 
cording to the quality of the chemical. A basin¬ 
ful of lukewarm water should be drawn, and into 
this indigo is poured slowly until the liquid be¬ 
comes a clear light blue. Any woman who has 
seen laundry work going on will understand when 
she is told that it should be the same shade as for 
white clothes. When too light it will be in¬ 
effectual. If too dark it stains. 

After this final rinsing the hair must be gently 
dried with soft towels, never by heat, for that 
yellows the tresses, 


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More than usual care must be taken that all 
brushes and combs shall be quite free from oils, 
all of which act very positively upon gray hair 
and destroy its clear shade. Hairpins, too, must 
be used for only a short time and then thrown 
away, unless they be of sterling silver. Constant 
rubbing will keep these in harmless condition, 
but unless perfectly clean they will cause posi¬ 
tive black streaks. 

Hair Dyeing. 

Whatever the cause of gray hair may be there 
has as yet been no cure found for it, and the wo¬ 
man who does not care to appear with gray hair, 
has no choice but the application of a dye. In 
many cases this is a positive necessity, as the 
appearance of gray hair may mean the loss of a 
good position or again it may mean the approach 
of the age you do not care to admit. It is im¬ 
possible for the average woman to make at home 
a good hair dye even though she may have the 
proper formulas and utensils. In fact there are 
very few amateurs who attempt at all to bother 
with it. There is nothing left but to buy the dye 
that will be the least trouble to you with the best 
possible results. 

American hair dyes are, as a rule, inferior, and 
hearing great complaints on the subject, I sent 
to Paris for a dye, which the best people in 


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Europe have been using for the last ten years; 
since I introduced this dye in America I have 
heard nothing but praise for it, and any woman 
once using it never cares to go back to her old 
hair dye. 

The Goute Colorante Hair Dye not only saves 
time and the hair, but the hair need not be sham¬ 
pooed after application, as it leaves it in perfect 
condition to enable a woman to dress her hair 
immediately after treatment. 

By the use of this hair dye any shade can be 
obtained with simply one application and from 
the same bottle; all you have to do is to follow 
directions which goes with every package. This 
dye is positively guaranteed to be non-injurious 
to the hair and scalp. 

The Goute Colorante Hair Dye, put up in large 
bottles only and includes a brush and everything 
necessary for the process of dyeing the hair. The 
following colors can be procured from one bottle: 


Very light blond 
Light blond 
Blond 

Dark blond 
Very light chestnut 
Light chestnut 
Medium chestnut 


Dark chestnut 
Chestnut 
Light brown 
Brown 
Dark brown 
Black 

Bed or auburn 


Price $2.50. 


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I also hare the following well known Ameri¬ 
can dyes: 

Imperial Hair Regenerator. 

Seven shades, old and reliable. 

Price $1.50. 

Sheffler's Hair Colorine. 

Guaranteed harmless. Leaves the hair soft and glossy. 
Put up in seven shades. 

Price $1.00. 

Empress Hair Restorer. 

Instantaneous hair dye, known and used everywhere. 
Comes in 8 shades. 

Price $1.00. 

Mas caro. 

Hair Dye in Tablet form, for coloring eyebrows, 
mustaches, premature gray hair on the temples, and 
faded ends. Not suitable for a general hair dye or for 
dying switches. 

Directions: Moisten the accompanying brush, and 
pass it over the tablet; then apply to hair. Comes in 
black, brown and blond. 

Price Per Box 50c. 

False Hair. 

Hardly one woman in a hundred possesses suf¬ 
ficient hair to make an attractive coiffure with¬ 
out recourse to additions from the hair dealers 
goodly store of such equipment. Women of to¬ 
day realize that every aid to beauty is a legiti¬ 
mate one, and she scorns not to avail herself of 


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such as may be within the reach of her purse or 
her ingenuity. 

The wearing of false hair is looked upon as an 
everyday matter. . There is not the slightest false 
shame about it. And why, pray, should there be? 
The ancient Greek and Roman beauties, whose 
history has come down to us in song and poetry, 
made no ado about supplementing their natural 
charms with the borrowed hair of other women. 

For the woman to whom Nature has not been 
very generous in the matter of hair, there are in¬ 
numerable soft, wavy switches and other crea¬ 
tions which may be easily adjusted in many vary¬ 
ing styles. In evening coiffures, curls run riot, 
fascinating curls, singly, in pairs and in clusters, 
all conveniently mounted so they may be tucked 
in place in a hurry. 

The annual crop of human hair for many years 
has averaged in value in Paris alone, more than 
five million francs or one million dollars. The 
chief sources of supply are Brittany, France and 
Auvergne. 

The demand for false hair has increased con¬ 
siderably in the last few years. Fashionable 
women are wearing more false hair than former¬ 
ly. It is the fashion to do so and the increased 
demand, in a large measure, has been caused by 
the rule prohibiting the wearing of hats in the¬ 
atres. 


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With the varying types of features, it is very 
difficult to suggest a particular style for arrang¬ 
ing the hair, but the latitude permitted by fash¬ 
ion in the dressing of one’s hair will enable every 
one to select a style which will emphasize or 
bring out the best points, and this is really the 
secret of a beautiful coiffure. The following sug¬ 
gestions may be of value in making your selec¬ 
tion : 

To be becoming to a long, narrow face, the 
pompadour should not be very high in front but 
should be puffed out a good deal at the sides to 
give breadth. 

For a sharp-featured face, always avoid dres¬ 
sing the hair right at the top of the back of the 
crown in a line with the nose, as this accentuates 
the severe outlines. Dress the hair low down, or 
else quite on the crown top. 

For a round face, narrow dressings are becom¬ 
ing and can be carried well down the neck. 

For a broad face, narrow coiffures are also pre¬ 
ferable, but they should be kept somewhat high. 

Exceedingly tall people should keep their hair 
dressed rather low. 

For the accommodation of all ladies who may 
be deficient in, or want additional hair, I have 
added a hair department to my establishment, 
where none but the best goods at a reasonable 
price, can be obtained. 


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In the art of hair work I claim to excel, as I 
have had many years of experience and am con¬ 
stantly in touch with the very latest Paris fash¬ 
ions relating to the coiffure. 

The wig department is under my personal sup¬ 
ervision and I guarantee positive satisfaction to 
any lady ordering a wig from me. Prices are 
from $10.00 up according to quality and shade of 
hair. Cuts and illustrations of wigs are sent on 
request and positive satisfaction is guaranteed. 

Switches. 

I carry a large stock of the finest switches in 
the market, in Georgian wavy hair and natural 
wavy French cut hair. The prices for ordinary 
shades are from $1.50 up for an eighteen inch 
long switch, longer switches cost more, according 
to length and quality of hair. 

Sanitary Washable Hair Polls, made of clean 
human hair, six inches long, 20c.—twelve inches 
long, 35c., eighteen inches long, 75c., and twenty- 
four inches long, $1.00. 

Large invisible hair nets made of human hair, 
any shade required, 25c. 


Beauty of Form. 

Many women who can lay no claim to a beau¬ 
tiful face have carried captive the hearts of plen- 



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ty of men, by the beauty of their figure. Indeed 
it may be questioned if a perfect figure does not 
possess a power of captivation beyond the charm 
the most beautiful face possesses. You will often 
hear men say of such and such a girl “She has 
not a beautiful face, but then she has a most ex¬ 
quisite figure.” And they speak with such a pe¬ 
culiar earnestness that it is quite evident they 
mean what they say. From time beyond reach of 
memory, a finely and perfectly developed form 
has justly been regarded as a true evidence of 
perfect womanhood. Poets and painters in every 
clime and age enthusiastically refer to woman’s 
Form Divine. The woman who is the possessor 
of a fine and w r ell formed figure is indeed happy, 
and enjoys one of the greatest gifts that Nature 
can bestow on her. 

What a revelation must come to a timid, habit¬ 
ually fearful woman, when she first contemplates 
the figure of a perfect woman and aspires to at¬ 
tain the same perfection. She certainly will not 
be able to do it in the first attempt, but the spark 
of the desire is there and that with the realization 
of the lack of her physical perfection is the first 
important step towards attaining the same. Let 
her keep the thought of her desire in her mind 
from day to day and the mystery will gradually 
unfold itself, she must understand that every de¬ 
sirable quality of the body can be cultivated and 
brought to physical perfection. 


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There is no question but that we can cultivate 
the body quite as readily as we can the mind, 
and in some respects it is even more tractable 
and receptive. Educators are not directing their 
efforts against ugliness in flesh, and every wo¬ 
man can possess a symetrical and well propor¬ 
tioned figure, if she but wills. 

It is important that every woman should un¬ 
derstand as soon as she comes to the years of 
discretion or as soon as she is old enough to 
realize the importance of beauty; that she has to 
a certain extent the management of her own form 
within her power. 

The time has gone by, when the corpulent wo¬ 
man and the woman who is too thin or has any 
other defect in figure, must let the deformities 
alone, because there is no way to get rid of them, 
science and beauty culture has found the remedy 
for all of woman’s ills, and she has no one but 
herself to blame if she does not take advantage of 
them. 

How Women May Acquire Graceful Figures. 

Every woman would like to be beautiful, but 
the attractions of one who is graceful are not to 
be belittled. For she who knows how to sit, 
stand and move easily may often hold attention 
that a merely pretty one cannot even evoke. And 
to be graceful is within the power of every wo¬ 
man, for it consists in training the muscles to 
obey each movement, and making all do their 
work harmoniously. 


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A few of the attitudes that make for ungrace¬ 
fulness are these:—To stand unevenly with one 
heel tipped down, or the feet turned out at too 
great an angle. In either case it is impossible to 
move easily, for the body, instead of being poised 
and “swaying,” as the novels say, with each move¬ 
ment, is out of plumb, and either lurches slightly 
or tips. 

A woman who has the courage of her wish to 
acquire grace will temporarily abandon heels 
while she learns to stand, or rather, to hold her¬ 
self in balance. To practise for standing balance 
go in stocking feet, or with heelless shoes, and 
stand with heels together and toes turned out at 
an angle of little less than forty-five degrees. The 
weight of the body is then on the balls of the 
feet, rather than the heels. 

The first sensation, when being without heels, 
is that of tipping back, and for this reason it is 
excellent physical development to be without 
them, for instinctively the body, free of supports, 
assumes its correct line, and thus the first aid 
toward gracefulness has been acquired. While 
striving for equipoise the head should not drop 
too far forward, and to prevent this mistake a 
thin, light weight book should be placed upon 
the head in such a way as to balance without aid 
from the hands. 

This arranged, the woman should try to rise 
on her toes. The chances are that the book will 


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fall, for not having achieved the art of balance, 
she tries to make her head help incorrectly, and 
off goes the book. Should this accident happen, 
the volume must be put on again and effort made 
a second time to rise on the toes without dis¬ 
placing it. When this is easily accomplished 
there is no question but that great advance to¬ 
ward a graceful carriage has been achieved. 

Few girls use their hands and arms well. To 
raise one of the latter they make two motions, 
the first coming from the shoulder, the second 
from the elbow, and the result is pronounced 
angularity. There can be no sweep of line in 
this way; nothing but jerks. 

If a woman sitting down wishes to pick up 
something from the table a foot or two away, the 
first motion should be from the wrist. From 
there should come a slow rise of the elbow, a mo¬ 
tion that goes gently along until it reaches the 
shoulder, by which time the arm should have 
been raised. To describe this in detail makes of 
it a lengthy operation, but as a matter of fact 
the connection between the muscles is so close 
that all seem working in unison instead of suc¬ 
cession. In this lies the secret of perfection. 

In sitting down the same succession should 
prevail, but as a rule it does not. Usually there 
is a dumping down of the body, as it were, with 
no connection between the upper part of the 
trunk and the limbs. To maintain balance and 


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poise, it is essential that the body shall bend and 
sway and not be held rigid, while the knees sud¬ 
denly bend. A slight lean of the shoulders is 
imperative. 

Simple Exercises That Will Correct Round 
Shoulders. 

Nothing is quite so good as exercise for 
straightening round shoulders and bent backs. If 
the cords and muscles that directly bear on these 
parts of the body are called into play, they be¬ 
come strong, and are capable of doing their work, 
and thus the trouble corrects itself. 

Deep breathing with the exercises is necessary, 
for expansion of the lungs and diaphram, stretch¬ 
es internal organs or muscles that are not bene¬ 
fited by merely lifting the arms or legs. 

When going through these movements open 
the window to get fresh air, and do not wear 
tight clothing. 

Begin the exercise by letting the arms hang 
loose in front, the palms of the hands touching. 
Then draw a deep breath through the nostrils, 
and slowly raise the hands until the arms are 
high above the head. There should be a stretch 
at the final height, so that cords in the shoulders 
are pulled. Hold this position while counting 
five slowly, and then gradually bring the arms 
down, exhaling at the same time. This move¬ 
ment should be repeated four or five times. 


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iNext, hold the hands high over the head and 
slowly bring each arm down at the side, making a 
half circle. The hands should be against the 
thighs at the end of the stroke, and during the 
downward sweep the arms must be stretched to 
their full length. Draw a deep full breath before 
beginning, and exhale as the arms go down. This 
movement, like the first, should be done several 
times in succession. 

A simple motion that is frequently incorrectly 
done because it is so easy, is to hold in both 
hands a cane or umbrella at arms’ length above 
the head, and then bring it down behind the 
shoulder blades. 

To do this properly insures straightness and 
good poise, but the secret of its benefit consists 
in holding the cane behind the head when in the 
air. If it is on a line with the head, the poise 
is lost and only regained as the stick goes down. 
It is a good thing to do this before a mirror, and 
make sure that the hands do not describe an out¬ 
ward curve in coming down. 

They must be brought down straight, or the 
exercise is useless. Be very careful in all exer¬ 
cises not to thrust the abdomen forward. It 
must be held firmly in place, as it will be natur¬ 
ally, if the body is correctly poised. 

In standing properly, the weight is thrown on 
the balls of the feet, not on the heels. 


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A windmill motion will complete a course of 
exercises that cannot fail to improve the figure. 
For this last movement, light dumb-bells should 
be used. They must be held firmly in both hands, 
and the right arm thrust high above the head, 
while the left one is held straight down. Then, 
as the high arm is lowered, the one down is raised, 
stretching from the shoulders all the time, but 
taking care to stand erect. 

Thus, when one hand reaches the lowest point, 
the other is at the highest. 

After practice, one can do this motion quite 
rapidly, and, the arms being constantly in mo¬ 
tion, the exercise will eventually take off super¬ 
fluous flesh from the waist and will prevent en¬ 
largement of the abdomen. 

To walk about the house with the arms folded 
across the back, above the small, will help to pull 
the shoulders into place, particularly if the head 
is Held erect. When sleeping a hard mattress, 
rather than a soft, will hasten the cure, and only 
one pillow should be used. If it is possible to 
sleep without any, results will show quicker. 

How rapidly persistent effort of this sort ac¬ 
complishes the cure for round shoulders may be 
told by standing against the wall. In this atti¬ 
tude, with heels against the baseboard, the shoul¬ 
ders should touch the wall when one is straight. 


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Mme. Lefron’s Figure Improver. 

One of the most charming features of a woman’s 
beauty is a shapely figure and fascinating carriage. It 
is possible for any woman to have a good figure and a 
queenly bearing, by wearing a Figure Improver. Be¬ 
sides adding grace and ease, it promotes healthful cir¬ 
culation of the blood that brightens the eye and puts 
vigor and vim into your actions. It can easily be worn 
with a corset or without, is very comfortable, and it ad¬ 
justs itself to every movement of the body, no matter 
what position it occupies or what work you may be 
doing. Mme. Lefron’s Figure Improver effects an im¬ 
mediate cure in all cases of round shoulder and poor 
figure. It expands the chest from two to six inches with¬ 
out any effect and as a waist and abdomen reducer it 
has no equal. It strengthens the muscles of the back, 
holds you erect and keeps you there. The effect is in¬ 
stantaneous and the benefits are permanent. 

You derive all the benefits of physical culture with¬ 
out any tiresome exercise or loss of time, by simply wear¬ 
ing Mme. Lefron’s Figure Improver. It compels you 
to breathe deeply and properly, filling every cell of the 
lung continually which keeps the blood purified and the 
body in perfect condition. 

Price $.200. 

In ordering send chest and waist measurements (not 
bust measurement), also height and weight. 

The Busts. 

I am aware that this is a subject which must 
be handled with great delicacy, but my book 
would be incomplete without some notice of this 
“greatest claim of lovely woman.” And be¬ 
sides it is undoubtedly, true that a proper dis¬ 
cussion of this subject would seem peculiar only 


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to the most vulgar minded of both sexes. If it 
be true as the old poets sung, that “Heaven rests 
on those two heaving hills of snow,” why should 
not a woman be suitably instructed in the right 
management of such extraordinary charms? 

The contour of the busts, and its firmness is 
often injuriously effected by the practise of wip¬ 
ing them with the sponge or towel downward, 
instead of upward. More especially is this the 
case with young girls, whose bosoms are still in 
the process of formation, and consequently they 
should be warned against making this serious 
mistake. 

The caution must also be given that very great 
harm can be done by using any of the mechani¬ 
cal appliances so extensively advertised for in¬ 
creasing the fullness of the bust, which may 
cause serious injury to these very delicate and 
important glands. All women, more especially, 
however, young girls, should allow and see that 
their dressmaker allows, “plenty of room across 
the chest.” Remember, that well developed, 
rounded busts mean a small waist by compari¬ 
son. 

Even the padding which the women use to give 
a full appearance where their is a deficient 
bosom, is sure in a little time to entirely destroy 
all natural beauty of the parts; as soon as it 
becomes apparent that the bosom lacks the 
rounded fullness due to the rest of the form, in- 


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stead of trying to repair the deficiency with arti¬ 
ficial padding, it should be clothed as loosely as 
possible, so as to avoid the least artificial pres¬ 
sure. Not only its growth is stopped but its 
complexion is spoiled by these tricks. Let the 
growth of this beautiful part be left unconfined 
as the young cedar or the lily of the field, and for 
that reason the bodice should be flexible to the 
motion of the body and the undulations of the 
shape. 

To bathe the chest thoroughly in cold or tepid 
water with upward friction is equally beneficial 
to the lungs and bust, it strengthens the former 
and prevents the latter from losing shape and 
firmness. 

Sage tea baths are excellent for inducing 
greater roundness. Either fresh or dried leaves 
may be used and tea need be made—like ordi¬ 
nary tea—by pouring boiling water on the leaves. 

It should always be remembered though, that 
whatever the unguent or the lotion used may be, 
the friction must never be omitted. Indeed it is 
the principal and induces firmness, solidity and 
contour; and it should be continued for at least 
ten minutes both morning and night. As in 
women more especially, the bosom is a delicate 
glandular part of the body, the friction must be 
gently, evenly, and carefully applied, and never 
be permitted to cause a sensation of bruising, and 
be immediately discontinued for some time 


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should any abrasion of the skin be caused by 
the friction. 

.Cod liver oil taken internally will help to 
develop the bust or you may try the following: 
Liquid extract of galega (goafs rue). 10 grammes 


Lacto phosphate of lime. 10 “ 

Tincture of fennel.10 

Simple syrup.400 


The dose is two spoonfuls before every meal. 

A French method of treatment of the busts is 
to rub in the bosom with this cream: 


Oil of sweet almonds...,.100 grammes 

White wax. 50 “ 

Tincture of benzoin. 25 “ 

Rose water. 25 “ 

Pulverized tannin. 12 “ 


In conclusion no girl or woman should wear 
any form of bust improver or pads. They seri¬ 
ously hinder proper and natural development by 
pressing on the breasts. In most cases they are 
both unnecessary and unnatural. 

Mme. Lefron's Bust Food. 

A perfect bust is the most blessed thing on earth to 
a woman. Every woman young or old, is the admira¬ 
tion of all mankind if she is the possessor of a per¬ 
fectly and normally developed bust. This is why a per¬ 
fectly developed form is the most precious thing to a 
woman, to have and keep. Mme. Lefrons’ Bust Food is 
direct and positive, and is the greatest bust treatment 
known to medical science. Usually a starting develop¬ 
ment becomes manifest within two or three days after 
the treatment has been commenced. 

Actresses, society women, artists and others who are 
required to make considerable exposure, and who wish 










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4 

to have a fairly developed bosom will find that Mme. 
Lefrons’ Bust Food is perfectly satisfactory and emi¬ 
nently successful and as I said before notable improve¬ 
ment takes place at once. 

A Perfect Sign of Womanhood. 

The absence of the perfect sign of womanhood (bust 
development) is a physiological defect to be deplored 
and should be remedied without delay. From time im¬ 
memorial a finely developed bust has justly been re¬ 
garded as the evidence of perfect womanhood. Blind old 
Homer in the ILIAD, nearly four thousand years ago, 
sang of “The deep bosomed Trojan dames/’ and now 
more than ever a perfectly developed bosom, is a source 
of pride and satisfaction to every normally constituted 
woman, because of its addition to her beauty and at¬ 
tractiveness. 

Ladies who have used Mme. Lefrons’ Bust Food are 
ready to testify to its wonderful merits. Each one is 
glad to tell her own story of how she has been benefited. 
Could you but read the words of deep satisfaction, joy 
and delight from the thousands of women who have used 
Mme. Lefron’s Bust Food and who never tire in their 
praise of it. 

I frequently am in receipt of letters from ladies who 
have passed through the joys and sufferings of mother¬ 
hood. 

It is unfortunately a fact that this; the great event 
of woman’s life, frequently leaves the breasts soft, flabby 
and unshapely. As a rule this is because the nerve forces 
are unable to withstand the excitements and anxieties of 
maternity, and the tissues therefore become impover¬ 
ished and wasted. 

Mme. Lefrons’ Bust Food is especially useful in 
such cases, it makes the bosom once more shapely and 
gives it a trim and useful appearance; it stimulates the 
glands by supplying the breasts with nutriment so they 
become firm and beautiful of contour. 


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Time Required for Developing the Bust. 

In some cases a complete and permanent develop¬ 
ment is accomplished in 30 days and again in other 
cases it takes from 45 to 60 days, according to the con¬ 
dition of the breasts when treatment is begun, and the 
constitutional peculiarities of the person using the treat¬ 
ment. 

A Word to Young Ladies. 

I wish especially to recommend Mme. Lefron’s Bust 
Food to young ladies who are passing from the ages of 
puberty to full development of womanhood. It is at this 
time, especially with those whose growth has been rapid, 
that Nature’s nerve forces are most devitalized and over¬ 
taxed, and unless Nature is assisted, full development is 
most likely to be retarded or suspended. Young ladies 
of from seventeen to twenty-four, whose breasts are 
lacking in size and firmness, or which are flabby and 
hanging should not delay in ordering Mme. Lefron’s 
Bust Food, for they can overcome the trouble and de¬ 
velop an excellent figure early in life. 

The Middle-Aged Woman. 

Every woman who has passed her forty-fifth birthday 
has gone through the depressing experience which must 
come to her in the path of life, and she notices that the 
roundness of her cheeks has gone and her throat has 
given place to the flabby and lifeless condition which is 
acknowledged and understood to be one of the unerring 
signs of age. In such cases Mme. Lefron’s Bust Food is 
truly wonderful, it feeds the tissues and acts directly, 
promptly and positively developing and strengthening 
the flesh and wasted cells. 

Mme. Lefron’s Bust Food will enable you to secure 
the perfect figure you so much desire, and to those who 
cannot wear the short-sleeved waist and low-necked gown 
without feeling ashamed and embarrassed by their lack 
of womanly development, it will prove a boon and bless¬ 
ing. Price $1.00. 


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The Cure of Obesity. 

A slender, well proportioned figure is the de¬ 
sire of most women; and most of the modern 
fashions are adopted for slim women rather 
than the stout. Who does not heartily pity one 
of her set who labors under the discomfort and 
disadvantage of superfluous stoutness? A 
healthy firm plumpness and fullness of contour 
is admired, but excessive fat is not to be toler¬ 
ated. 

Every additional pound of flesh beyond that 
required to round out the form to artistic lines 
and harmonic proportions is a menace to 
woman’s beauty and health; she who is wise must 
recognize that much in life depends appearance, 
both socially and in a business way. The over 
fat woman is always looked at in a different light 
than the normally built woman. 

Lucky is the person indeed who is neither too 
fat nor too thin, but of the two, the majority will 
always prefer a slight inclination to thinness. 
There is so much a thin person can do to make 
herself look normally stout, but the fat person 
has a hard time of it. 

But obesity is not merely a beauty destroyer; 
there is a stronger charge yet to make against 
this most unfortunate condition. Even (roly- 
poly plumpness takes all the youth out of a 
woman’s face and step; and every ten pounds 


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added beyond plumpness ages her, and if she lets 
it go far enough it makes her positively repul¬ 
sive. It is only in recent years that obesity has 
been recognized for what it is: a disease, and that 
it is rapidly increasing is evident to all who 
travel much or who live in large cities. 

To starve one’s self into thinness by dieting to 
reduce flesh is weakening. Therefore in giving 
a dietary list, I wish to state that enough food 
should be eaten to satisfy hunger, while the other 
extreme, that of loading the stomach, should be 
avoided. 

Three meals a day are required, and for break¬ 
fast there may be meat, either lean beef, mutton, 
cold fowl or lamb. Pork, bacon and veal are 
prohibited. Those who do not like meat in the 
morning, may take fish such as cod, haddock, 
halibut, smelts or any fish but eels, salmon or 
fresh mackerel. Eggs are also on the diet for 
those who choose, but all the yolk should not be 
eaten. Toast made of stale bread or crackers 
may be eaten. Coffee or tea is not prohibited, 
but sugar and milk is not allowed with either. 
It is better, however, not to take liquids of any 
kind with the meals. For dinner there may be 
a thin meat soup, a bit of either kind of fish 
already given and any meat previously specified. 
Care must be taken that no fat remains on it, 
and if gravy is taken, it must be clear of all fat 
too, although it is best to leave gravy alone 


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altogether. Non-fattening vegetables are beans, 
peas, asparagus, tomatoes, egg plant and spin¬ 
ach. A reasonable amount of any of these may 
be had for dinner. Vegetables not to eat are 
beets, oyster plant, potatoes, rice, carrots and 
corn as each contains corn or starch, two prop¬ 
erties that are fatal to the decrease of flesh. A 
slice of glutton or bran bread or toasted stale 
bread may be added for dinner, and for dessert 
fruit stewed without any sugar. If water can 
be dispensed with while eating, so much the bet¬ 
ter. If not, that which is taken should be sipped, 
when a small quantity will be found satisfying. 
There may be meats for luncheon or supper, a 
piece of toast prepared as already told, eggs, a 
raw tomato, or apple sauce without any sugar. 
Oranges, grape fruit and raw apples are good. 
Taking liquids with meals should be thoroughly 
understood. 

Nothing will aid more in taking off flesh than 
to eat without drinking. The best method is to 
take the first drink half an hour after eating and 
the last one half an hour before a meal. In 
this way the gastric juices are not diluted when 
food is in the stomach and the work of digestion 
goes on more quickly. About three pints of 
water should be taken into the system every day. 

It is impossible to give the exact quantity of 
food that each person may take, for it depends 
upon the physique. Enough to satisfy the hunger 


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without giving a sense of repletion is a good rule. 
The regime of an old physician for reducing flesh 
includes rules of conduct as it were. Only seven 
hours of sleep a night were allowed, and this 
was taken in a hard bed. Every morning a salt 
water bath, using a handful of rock salt to an 
ordinary basin of water, the temperature of 
which was that of the room. Kubbing was done 
with a coarse towel. Lying down through the 
day was prohibited, and lastly every person try¬ 
ing to reduce flesh should be weighed once a week, 
noticing whether there is any increase or de¬ 
crease, and letting this govern the food supply. 

One of the greatest English authorities on 
obesity recommends the following diet for re¬ 
ducing superfluous flesh: Breakfast, six ounces 
of grilled lean steak or chop or chicken or game 
or white fish, six ounces and no more. Luncheon, 
four ounces of lean meat or fowl, five ounces of 
carefully cooked green vegetables and four 
ounces of stewed fresh fruit without any sugar. 
Dinner, a sip of soup, eight ounces of lean meat; 
or four ounces of lean meat and four ounces of 
fish, and the same amount of vegetables and 
fruit as at luncheon. You can eat green salads, 
but must take no oil. In place of bread you must 
eat glutton bread or biscuits and absolutely no 
raw fruit. 


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Reduction by Perspiration. 

Another method of reduction is perspiration. 

To bring about this condition of the flesh 
dress in extremely warm clothing and take a 
fast walk. Underflannels and warm sweaters 
beneath coats will do the work. It is wonderful 
how perspiring will reduce flesh. A person who 
is not strong should not try this plan, but then, 
one physically weak must not attempt to reduce 
weight. 

On coming home after such a walk as sug¬ 
gested, a warm, not hot, sponge bath must be 
taken, and fresh garments put on. 

Physical exercises, to be gone through with 
night and morning, will hasten the cure and help 
to restore the figure. The old one of leaning from 
the waist without bending from the knees, can¬ 
not be improved upon. It must be done only 
when no tight clothing is worn. 

To begin this movement the hands are held 
at arms’ length above the head, and then brought 
down with a sweeping motion trying to make the 
finger tips touch the floor as the figure leans 
from the waist. 

If the knees move in the least the exercise is 
worthless. By keeping these rigid there comes 
a pull at the waist which when repeated regularly 
several times twice a day will wear off flesh about 
the abdomen and hips. 


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A stout person will not be able to get within 
many inches of the floor at first, but practice will 
make the lean greater as flesh disappears. An¬ 
other good movement is to stand on one foot and 
raise the other, bending that knee, clasping it 
and trying to draw it close to the chest. The 
more slender a person becomes, the nearer to the 
chin can the knee be brought. 

A third exercise is to sit astride a chair and 
twist around, first one way and then the other, 
without moving on the seat. This, like the 
others, draws muscles about the waist and lit¬ 
erally works off soft fat. 

None must be done when any tight clothing 
is worn. 

Still another series of simple exercises con¬ 
sists principally of jumping and trotting on one 
spot, moving as if running quickly without ad¬ 
vancing. Your hands should rest all the while on 
your hips, and you should of course be undressed, 
or at least merely in a dressing wrapper and 
without corsets. 

Massage is a great aid to reduction, rub and 
knead all the fleshy parts. Especial care should 
be taken with tender and delicate parts easily 
bruised by rough and injudicious handling. 

The stern advice given by a physician to a 
woman trying to lose flesh is to sleep on a hard 
bed and never take a nap during the day. If 
you are sleepy at any time, take some violent 


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exercise, keep busy mentally as well as physically 
every waking hour. It is also imperative to be 
an early riser for one who really desires to rid 
herself of her superfluous inches of waist meas¬ 
ure, as too much sleep has a fattening tendency. 

Exercises for Reduction of Large Hips and 
Waist. 

It is through sitting properly, exercising and 
eating, or rather avoiding certain kinds of food, 
that one may reduce weight, and the effort should 
begin by learning to sit so that the hips will not 
be too much enlarged and the abdomen dispro¬ 
portionately developed. 

Sit back so far on any chair that the small of 
the back is supported, for if it is properly braced 
then the abdomen cannot be pushed forward so 
that the weight which should be taken by the 
spine is forced on the hips. 

An exercise for reducing flesh on the hips is 
extremely simple. It consists of standing with 
the weight well thrown forward but still erect, 
while holding the right arm high above the head 
and the left one down at the side. For this move¬ 
ment hold light dumbbells, those weighing a 
pound each. With these firmly grasped in both 
hands raise the left slowly, still holding the arm 
straight and at the same time drop the right one. 
Repeat, bringing the left down and the right up. 

This should be done when one is not wearing 


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tight clothes, and there should be such pull or 
stretch with each arm that it will be felt down in 
the abdomen. When beginning the work it is well 
to do the exercise not more than ten times, but 
after a few days the number should be increased 
until one does it for ten minutes without stop¬ 
ping. Twice a day, morning and night, is not 
too often. 

This exercise may be varied by lying flat on 
the floor with arms above the head and trying to 
sit up without using the hands. This work is 
much helped in effect if the toes can be pushed 
under something like a bureau and held there 
while raising the body. This makes a pull from 
the hips and abdomen that one does not other¬ 
wise get. Still another thing to do while on the 
back is to raise first one leg and then the other, 
holding it straight and getting it as high as one 
can. This must be done entirely with the leg 
muscles; to take hold with the hands and pull 
makes the motion useless. 

Tiring of this form of work one may sit astride 
a chair and twist the body first in one direction, 
and then in another, as far as it can be stretched 
without moving on the seat. If the position is 
changed any the exercise becomes worthless. Fol¬ 
lowing this motion the figure should be bent low 
down sidewise without moving on the seat. The 
object of both of these exercises is to stretch the 
hip cords and muscles, thereby pulling off soft 
fat. 


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The old, old movement of standing with feet 
together, and arms high above the head, bringing 
down the hands with sweeping motion, to touch 
the floor, without bending the knees, cannot be 
improved upon for reducing the waist line, and 
this exercise may be done at any time when tight 
clothing is not worn. With this motion it should 
be a case of “If at first you don’t succeed, &c.,” 
for practice will finally accomplish it. 

These movements will not be so exhausting 
to beginners in the work if at first they alternate 
these different exercises and do them for only 
ten minutes morning and night. As soon as 
muscles grow stronger the time of exercising may 
be increased, and if this is done persistently for 
six weeks an improvement in the figure should be 
noticeable. Sweet and starchy food as well as 
fat ones must be given up. 

Dress Hints for Stout Women. 

Don’t cut yourself in two. Nothing is as ugly 
as a fat woman with a sharp waist line. Dress 
yourself all in one piece if possible. Don’t let 
your middle be divided by a belt or any sharp 
contrasting tone. 

Don’t w r ear a bolero. 

Be careful of the Etons. Few short woman 
look well in them. 

Dress your shoulders narrow; wide shoulders 
shorten a woman and make her look fat. Make 


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your shoulder line as tight fitting, as long, and 
as slim as you can. 

Wear a tall hat; it is immensely becoming to 
the heavy woman. It needn’t be a skyscraper, 
but it can tower a little. Let it be compact; 
feathers are apt to make a woman’s head look 
too big. 

Dress your throat long and slim. The tall, 
tight fitting stocks, wired back of the ears, are 
excellent. The taller and more tight fitting the 
stock the better. It will add an inch or two to 
your height. 

Don’t wear floating, fluffy things around your 
throat. The stout woman loves to hide behind 
a fluffy boa, but it is a mistake. It makes a baby 
elephant of her. Take off the ruffles and the fluff 
and resort to plainness. 

Wear tight fitting clothing. It is the greatest 
mistake in the world for the stout woman to 
conceal herself behind the loose hanging gown 
and the full draperies. They give her a portiere 
like effect. The thing is to be well fitted with 
clothing that brings out the curves of the figure. 
Every woman has curves if she will but develop 
them. 

Don’t wear short skirts; they are the ruina¬ 
tion of the fat woman. Most stout women de¬ 
light in short skirts of bobby length. They think 
the little, short skirt makes them look young and 
natty. On the contrary, it makes them grotesque. 


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Wear skirts so long that they drag in the front; 
in the back there must be a veritable train. 
Never put on a short skirt unless for exercising 
or for walking after dark. In the daytime the 
little bobby pedestrian skirt makes a short 
woman look like a rolypoly. 

Don’t wear high heels; they do little for the 
fat woman except make her ungraceful. They 
tilt her forward and bring out the fat on her 
back. The wide heel is much more becoming 
until she shall have reduced her weight. 

The fat woman should make a study of color 
values. She should know that yellow much in¬ 
creases her natural size. She will look nearly a 
third larger in a cloth of gold gown than in one 
of deep brown or dull green. 

Satin makes the stout woman look bigger, be¬ 
cause it reflects her figure. It adds to her curves 
and makes them more numerous, so to speak. So 
with the glossy silks, though none is as bad as 
satin. 

Blue is a slightly enlarging tone. The woman 
in blue will look more sizable than the woman in 
black. But it does not enlarge much. 

White is a stationary color. It neither in¬ 
creases nor diminishes. The woman who weighs 
200 pounds will look her weight in white. She 
will look no larger and no smaller, but her full 
size. 


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Black, seal brown, navy blue, and the deepest 
of crimson are all tones that decrease the size. 
This is true also of royal purple. It is said that 
royal crimson and royal purple both were chosen 
by a certain queen of England who found that 
she was growing fat. Discarding her wonderful 
blood colored velvets and her turquois robes, she 
ordered that her throne colors be a deep royal 
purple and a heavy royal crimson. She found 
that she looked taller, slimmer, and much more 
pleasing in these tones than in the others. 

An Easy Way to Cure Obesity. 

The cure of obesity may be divided into two classes: 
one is the “old fashioned way” of discretion in eating, 
moderation in sleep and every possible exercise and 
plenty of it. Unfortunately it is the rule that the 
energy and will power to do this work, fleshy people often 
lack. It is true that the road to the cure of obesity is 
no bed of roses, but there was no other method for a 
woman who wished to reduce her superfluous flesh until 
recently, when the French doctors discovered a harmless 
vegetable compound which repeated trials proved that 
it could be absolutely relied upon to remove excessive 
fat and prevent the future formation of tissue. 

In giving you both methods in this hook, I do so to 
let a woman choose her own system of reduction, but 
there is no denying the fact that the French Method is 
considered the best and easiest by those who made obesity 
a life study. 

The first thought of a corpulent woman is to “Stop 
eating,” but who wants to starve? With this French 
method there is no starving. It allows you a liberal diet 
because it recognizes that excessive fat is nearly always 
accompanied by a weakening of vitality, mental de¬ 
pression and physical lessening of energy, and in that 


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condition yon need food that will make plenty of blood 
and muscle, besides that, the woman who must give up 
her favorite food, does so reluctantly and soon the diet 
treatment “peters out” and leaves her just as before. 

Every stout woman also tries to exercise. She starts 
out with a great will to walk five miles a day or exer¬ 
cise thirty minutes before retiring or as soon as she gets 
up. But most of them find that it tires them too much, 
and that it reduces fat too slowly, and as soon as they 
stop it they put on fat until they go way over what 
they started with. Exercise is of a great value to the 
general health, but very few women are successful in 
reducing their excessive fat by exercise. 

In contrast to these methods of exercise and diet, 
this French treatment is extremely pleasant and refresh¬ 
ing, any one who is tired and nervous will be invigorated 
and will sleep a great deal better after taking this 
treatment. 

The theory of the French treatment is that when 
it is applied it does no harm to the healthy flesh, hut 
that it breaks down the cells of the flabby excess fat 
tissues; hence the fat dissolves and disappears quickly. 
The facts bear of this theory, for while a person is ap¬ 
plying this treatment the general health steadily im¬ 
proves in almost every case. 

Persons suffering from obesity are frequently abnor¬ 
mally plump in certain parts. Some women have un¬ 
duly developed breasts, others have one or both hips of 
abnormal size. Some women possess what is known as 
a double chin; in nine cases out of ten they suffer from 
the disease of obesity. These conditions can he easily 
overcome as the French treatment is adopted to each 
woman’s case and is especially efficient in breaking down 
the local cells of the flabby excess fat tissues and also 
tends to restore health to every organ. PRICE, $1.00. 


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The Cure of Leanness. 

Recently I have been consulted on this sub¬ 
ject by so many women, that are thinner than 
they would like to be, that I have realized how 
large a number of women suffer from the lack of 
a necessary amount of flesh. 

A somewhat meagre and angular outline in 
young girls is often the forerunner of subsequent 
beauty and symmetry of contour; but if on reach¬ 
ing maturity, the figure still remains thin and 
undeveloped it is natural enough that a woman 
should want more ample proportions, and seek 
to use every means to ensure them. 

The primary cause of thinness is insufficient 
blood and lack in richness. Blood to the human 
being is exactly what moisture is to the withered 
vegetation. Just as luxuriant vegetation is 
grown with plenty of moisture, so does the body 
thrive with an abundance of pure rich blood. 
In normal condition of blood there are five mil¬ 
lion tiny red blood-corpuscles to the cubic centi¬ 
metre. With many thin people this blood eount 
falls below four million to the cubic centi-metre. 
This condition does not cause one to feel un¬ 
well, unless it be a feeling of low spiritedness 
and lack of energy and to take cold easily. 

Some women worry themselves thin over trif¬ 
les; and all the dieting and feeding up in the 
world will hardly effect any good while they con- 


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tinue to worry. The initial step towards remedy¬ 
ing undue leanness is to cultivate an easy, non- 
irritable temperament and frame of mind. If 
you can do that there is hardly any doubt but 
that you will commence to gain weight. 

“Early to bed and late to rise” should be the 
motto of every woman who wishes to grow stout. 
Plenty of sleep is a wonderful fat producer, and 
if it is possible for you to lie down, even if only 
for a few minutes, every afternoon, it will greatly 
help you towards gaining weight. 

A superior weight increasing regime for the 
thin woman is to begin the morning with a 
shower or sponge bath of cool, if not cold, water. 
This is no substitute for the cleansing warm 
bath; it merely removes the perspiration or heat 
contracted by the skin during the night, and is 
refreshing. Dressing should then be done leis¬ 
urely so that the flesh will not become heated. 

Breakfast may consist of fruits, such as 
peaches or melons, eaten with sugar if the com¬ 
bination does not upset the digestion; cereal, 
with plenty of cream and eggs, if more food is 
desired. The latter are not fattening, and an ex¬ 
cellent substitute for the woman who is consist¬ 
ent in her diet, is cream toast with a bit of bacon 
or salt mackerel to give it relish. A glass of rich 
milk should conclude this meal. 

Fruits that are fattening, such as pears and 
bananas, may be eaten at intervals all the morn- 


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ing. For sweets, plain chocolate is best if it is 
to be taken in large quantities, for it is more 
easily digested than any but the simplest sugar 
confections. Great care must be taken not to 
upset the digestion, for this diet makes excessive 
demands on the stomach. Any amount of water 
or soft drinks may be imbibed, but nothing is so 
beneficial as milk. 

Luncheon may consist mainly of salads with 
mayonnaise. Vegetable salad is one of the most 
fattening dishes that can be eaten. Chicken and 
lobster, while not very strong in flesh making 
properties, still are desirable because of the may¬ 
onnaise dressing. Any food cooked with milk, 
white or hot breads, potatoes, corn, beans, may 
all be eaten freely, with puddings and fruit again 
for dessert. Iced tea, or coffee, with cream will 
help on the increase in flesh. Again, a glass of 
milk containing as much cream as can be di¬ 
gested, must be drunk. 

Through the afternoon more milk and choco¬ 
late are recommended, giving just time enough 
for the meal previously eaten to be digested. This, 
as a rule, is about two hours. 

For a flesh making dinner thick soups, fish 
with sauces, vegetables and dessert, ice cream 
and fruit must be included. 

Temperament has so much to do with being fat 
or thin that the natural disposition must be taken 
into consideration when beginning this avoirdu* 


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pois treatment. The woman who is nervous and 
always anxious cannot gain flesh, no matter what 
she eats, until she permits her nerves to relax. 
Once she does this she may begin to grow stout 
without adopting an extreme diet for flesh mak¬ 
ing, and she may find herself, after a time, gain¬ 
ing so much that it becomes necessary to restrict 
food and take vigorous exercise. Indigestion will 
keep a woman thin, because the food she takes 
is not properly assimilated, and so is not nour¬ 
ishing. Therefore, it behooves one who would 
accomplish an increase in weight to give heed to 
the state of her stomach, liver and nerves. 

Cod liver oil or olive oil internally taken is 
also very good for a thin woman. But above all 
you must see to it that your appetite should be 
good; if it is not the following is a good 
appetizer: 

Tincture of Star-anise.3 grammes 

Tincture of Rhubarb.2 

Tincture of Nux-vomica.3 

Six to ten drops in a spoonful of water five 

minutes before meals. 

A good cream for external use in building up 
the body is made of the following: 


Lanoline. 

.5 

ounces 

Spermaceti. 

.. 1/2 ounce 

Mutton tallow (freshly tried). 

, .5 

ounces 

Cocoanut oil . 

. .4 

ounces 

Oil of sweet almonds. 

..4 

ounces 

Tincture of benzoin. 

..1 

dram 

Extract of Portugal. 

,.4 

ounces 

Oil of Neroli. 

.20 

drops 












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The fats and oils are to be put in a double 
boiler and warmed by a gentle heat till they 
can be smoothly mingled. The mixture should be 
steadily stirred with a silver fork and the per¬ 
fumed oils added just before the cream congeals. 

How to Fill Out a Thin Neck and Shoulders. 

To fill out hollows in thin necks and cover 
prominent shoulder bones, thereby increasing 
one’s beauty, is quite easily done at home. For 
this improvement is accomplished mostly by ex¬ 
ternal application that will feed the tissues and 
build flesh. Massage is a valuable aid, though 
one’s diet will largely affect results. 

Such work as plumping the neck should be 
done just before going to bed, when one can give 
plenty of time to the process. It is not a thing 
that can be gone through with hastily if good 
results are to be attained. 

In beginning this treatment the neck and chest 
should have a thorough washing with hot water. 
This should be done not only to remove any dust 
from the pores, but also to open them that they 
may more easily absorb the unguent to be ap¬ 
plied. While washing it would be well to rub 
on a bland soap of any kind, as this helps to 
soften the flesh. Ten minutes should be used for 
this preliminary work and then the neck should 
be gently wiped dry with a soft towel or old piece 
of linen. Following the cleansing pour into the 


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palm of one hand the oil or cream that is to be 
used. This fattener is smeared over a portion of 
the neck. More should be applied in this manner 
until the skin has been thoroughly greased, the 
unguent being rubbed over the shoulders and 
down across the back of the neck. 

This done, begin the massage. Take a sitting 
position before the mirror, for the work is not so 
tedious if one is physically comfortable. Start 
the massage at the base of the throat. The neces¬ 
sary rotary movement should be done slowly, by 
degrees bringing the fingers down upon the neck 
until each hand is at the arm pits. Then the 
fingers should start again at the throat, push 
above the collar bone and work off toward the 
shoulders, never permitting the rubbing to be 
other than circular. It is well to massage the 
throat at the same time. To do this use the same 
circular motion, but work up toward the ears. 

As one is most apt to be thin just at the base 
of the throat, most of the massage should be done 
on that part of the neck. If the hands grow 
tired in this raised position they may be kept 
idle until the blood flows into them again. Then 
massaging should commence again and continue 
for fifteen minutes. 

Another application of the flesh food can prob¬ 
ably be made. 

To enlarge the hips the paving exercise is very 
good; it is as follows: 


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Stand in correct position; raise the right knee 
straight up as high as it will go, then extend the 
foot to the front, bringing it to the floor, strik¬ 
ing the same for all the world like the pawing 
of a horse, repeating the exercise ten times at 
first, then changing to the left. Eating fattening 
foods and wearing short stays or none at all will 
allow the flesh to accumulate on the hips. For 
the calves try this exercise, which is a sure devel¬ 
oper: Take correct standing position, then rise 
slowly on the toes as high as you can, slowly sink¬ 
ing to the floor again. Repeat this until the mus¬ 
cles of the calves are ready to cramp. This, by 
the way, is one of the best remedies for insomnia, 
as it draws the blood to the extremities and away 
from the brain. 

Styles in Costumes Becoming to Slender 
Women. 

It is far easier to dress successfully a very thin 
woman than it is to gown those who are unduly 
stout, because, while it is simply impossible for 
the modiste to take away flesh, one can by judi¬ 
cious dressing give the impression of a certain 
amount of plumpness even where it does not 
exist. 

The thin woman of medium height is the hap¬ 
piest of her sex in that her troubles sartorially 
are few, but the very tall woman and the quite 
short woman find many difficulties in the way of 
successful dressing. 


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The short woman is apt to become an insignifi¬ 
cant little person if too plainly dressed. At the 
same time she cannot don the design becoming 
to taller women without oftentimes appearing 
actually grotesque. She must strike the happy 
medium which lies between over and under dress¬ 
ing if she would look her best. 

In the first place, it is not only necessary to 
give her breadth, but height must be preserved 
at the same time. In this she differs from the 
medium and very tall women. Those of medium 
height may keep in mind the necessity of fairly 
loose effects and may let other details go, while 
the very tall women may centre all efforts toward 
creating width as a means of decreasing height. 

The skirts of the thin, short figure should be 
made as long as they can possibly be worn on 
the street, and even longer in the house. Short 
skirts tend to take away from the height. 

Any trimming should be arranged lengthwise, 
although narrow ruffles about the hem are often 
very becoming. Another good arrangement is 
to trim the skirt lengthwise, beginning just at 
the line of the hips, taking the trimming 
down each seam and then around the extreme 
lower edge. In this way the hips are brought 
into prominence, which is necessary for the ex¬ 
ceedingly slight person, and at the same time 
the height preserved. 


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For evening wear the Empire and the princess 
modes will be entirely becoming, and should be 
made with a short train. The short waist of the 
Empire frock will give length better than any 
other fashion, as height is reckoned by the length 
from the waist line. Thus if two persons, one 
long waisted, the other short, are exactly the 
same height, the latter will appear to be the taller 
of the two; hence the merit of the Empire mode 
applied to the short figure. If a drapery defines 
the shoulders and the sleeves are puffy, breadth 
is obtained as well. 

For street wear kilted skirts are the best pos¬ 
sible choice, the coat short or very long. The 
Eton, short pony and box models are used, and 
so are loose long coats; made up quarter lengths 
should be strictly avoided. 

Hats must never be too large, or the effect will 
be heavy and at the same time seriously detract 
from the height of the wearer. Especially is this 
the case with large hats on the flat order. 

Sailor shapes are usually becoming, and trim¬ 
mings should be high rather than low. An en¬ 
tire black hat should not be worn except by com¬ 
pulsion. A heavy veil should be avoided, espe¬ 
cially those having a border, a net in a delicate 
mesh being chosen instead. 

The very tall, thin figure must first of all re¬ 
ject dark, plain colors if she would look her best, 
and select plaids, checks and figured goods of any 


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kind except vertical stripes. Her gowns must 
be fashioned on the fluffy order. Flounces, frills 
and furbelows will become her as a decoration to 
skirt, waist, sleeves or even hats. Horizontal 
effects should prevail in the costume of the tall, 
thin woman. 

Full waists and full sleeves should be adopted 
whenever practicable, and wide belts may always 
be worn. Anything that cuts up the figure is 
desirable. 

Coats may be half or three-quarter length, and 
if a plain color is chosen for the tailor made 
street toilet, braiding used elaborately will tend 
to increase the breadth. It is understood, .of 
course, that an up and down arrangement of the 
braid is avoided. Hats may be as large as the 
wearer pleases, trimmed with waving plumes or 
large flat bows, and there are positively no re¬ 
strictions in regard to her choice of veils. Flow¬ 
ing lace, chiffon, large or small dotted net are 
all for the tall woman if she so chooses. 

Dark colors should not be worn by the thin 
woman generally, but she may select from the 
following list:—White, cream, pale blue, pale 
yellow, pale green, pale pink, mauve, red, old 
rose, the Gobelin and Japanese blues, pale olive 
green, gray, pinky fawns, tans, bright golden 
brown, flamingo turquois and apple green. Of 
course the selection should be modified by what is 
individually becoming. 


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Mme. Lefron’s Flesh Food. 

The failure of a woman to possess the rounder curves 
that make a good figure is simply a case of being de¬ 
ficient in flesh; and some women after doing everything 
possible to overcome this defect cannot gain a pound of 
additional weight. 

To such women Mme. Lefron’s Flesh Food is a ver¬ 
itable blessing; it is the only thing that I have known to 
add flesh to a woman where everything else has failed. 
It gives in a very short time a perfect outline to the 
figure, adds firmness to the flesh and contour and makes 
a thin, scraggy woman positively plump. 

Mme. Lefron’s Flesh Food is a tissue builder in all 
that that term implies, inasmuch as it makes both fat and 
muscle, it feeds the body in a way it has never been fed 
before and gives you additional flesh and strength. 

To the Young Ladies. 

All young ladies budding into mature womanhood, 
need my Flesh Food; as they grow up their system is put 
to a severe test with the result that unless Nature helps 
along their development is likely to be retarded. 

Mme. Lefron’s Flesh Food by feeding the muscular 
tissues will enable all young ladies to reach a perfect ma¬ 
turity quickly and early. Nowadays the tendency is for 
girls to mature at a very early age; it is therefore almost 
imperative that they help struggling and over-taxed 
Nature to a supply of flesh and muscular tissues. Mme. 
Lefron’s Flesh Food is $1.00 per jar. 

The Short Woman and Her Tall Sister. 

There is a certain law of growth which all 
human beings attain, more or less, to the standard 
of the species to which they belong. This of 
course is what I mean by heredity,—the tendency 
that we all have to reach a certain average 


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height, weight and physical likeness to our kind. 
And this tendency is always helping us to de¬ 
velop, and by it we are predestined to be like 
what went before us. But with such an impres¬ 
sionable thing as the human body there are many 
chances that through the will or circumstances 
of the individual, it may be changed consider¬ 
ably. In fact we constantly see men and women 
who through a combination of circumstances or 
environments, bear very little likeness, as far as 
physical development is concerned to their par¬ 
ents. The athletic young man is as a rule taller 
and better developed than as his parents were at 
the corresponding age; and again the dissipating, 
cigarette smoking, city young man appears 
shrunken and shrivelled in comparison to what 
his forefathers were. 

The law of growth may be divided into two 
classes. First is the breathing exercises which 
benefit the body from the chest to the neck only, 
and second is the stretching exercises which have 
a tendency to lengthen the whole body. 

I have learned that systematic breathing ex¬ 
ercises, combined with abundant good food and 
plenty of sleep, in the majority of cases cause a 
rapid increase in stature. The most important 
factor is breathing, it strengthens the breathing 
muscles, tends to strengthen the spine and as¬ 
sists Nature in the development of the cartilages 
existing between the vertebrae. If a careful 


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measurement be made of a person’s stature be¬ 
fore and after taking a deep breath, it will be 
found that the body measures from one-half to 
three-quarters of an inch more when the lungs 
are inflated. This alone would indicate that 
breathing should be the foundation of any at¬ 
tempt made to increase the height. 

Stretching exercises also assist growth to a 
large degree, the most important point is to in¬ 
crease the income of nourishment to the body and 
guard against unnecessary expenditure of vi¬ 
tality. If this is done the growth of the body can 
be renewed even after having ceased for years. 

The arm and shoulder exercises are very good 
if you wish to grow taller. They must be taken 
while standing and are as follows: Don’t bend, 
but simply lift your arms and lower them. Raise 
them on a level with your shoulders, then on a 
level with your eyes, then upwards as far as 
you can. Lower them and press upon your belt 

line. 

While resting upon the balls of the feet after 
dinner be sure to lift the chin and sway the 
head. Bend it backward and forward, and keep 
on swaying it. The neck plays an important part 
in the height. By making it firm one readily can 
add quite a trifle to one’s height. 

But it is important to stand erect for at least 
half an hour after each meal. It reduces the 
weight, or prevents the fat from settling around 


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the belt line, and it makes the figure taller and 
more graceful. It is one of the best of all exer¬ 
cises. 

Don’t try to bend after a meal. It disturbs the 
natural order of things and arrests digestion. 
Bending exercises after a meal will make one 
pudgy, sallow, and out of condition. 

Don’t walk after eating, simply stand. It is 
much better for the digestive organs and for the 
figure. And don’t jump—as so many physical 
culturists advise—and don’t lift heavy weights. 

Another good exercise for the same purpose is 
as follows: 

No. 1.. Stand flat on the floor and gradually 
raise yourself on the toes. Remain in this po¬ 
sition for a moment, then drop back into the first 
position. 

No. 2. Touch the fingers to the floor without 
bending the knees. 

No. 3. Stand flat on the floor and bend the 
body from side to side at the waist line. 

No. 4. Do the same, swinging the body back¬ 
ward. 

No. 5. With the feet apart bend the body 
backward as far as possible, and at the same time 
throwing the hands back. 

These exercises are about the same as most 
physical exercises, but a young man whom I 
know increased his height by the faithful prac¬ 
tice of these. 


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Suppleness and flexibility of the joints is a 
great help to the growth of the body. In that 
connection it would be well to revise the oriental 
practice of anointing the body with cream. 
Baroness La Montez recommends the following 
for the elasticity and suppleness of the body: 


Fat of stag or deer.8 ounces 

Olive oil.6 ounces 

Virgin wax .3 ounces 

Musk.1 grain 

White brandy. % pint 

Rose water.4 ounces 


Put the fat, oil and wax into a well glazed 
earthen vessel and let them simmer over a slow 
fire until they are assimilated, then let the whole 
gradually cool when it will be fit to use. There 
is no doubt but that this mixture frequently and 
thoroughly rubbed upon the body on going to 
bed will impart a remarkable degree of elasticity 
to the muscles. In the morning, after this prepa¬ 
ration has been used the body should be thor¬ 
oughly wiped with a sponge dampened with cold 
water. 


Dress Hints for Short Women. 

As short skirts tend to take away from the 
height, the skirts of the thin, short figure should 
be made as long as can conveniently be worn on 
the street, and even longer in the house. 

Trimming, as a rule, should be arranged 
length-wise when it is of a contrasting figure. 








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Self tucks or little self ruffles on the bottom are 
often effective. Another stylish arrangement, es¬ 
pecially for evening gowns, is to trim the skirt 
lengthwise, but make the starting point just be¬ 
low the line of the hips, taking the trimming 
down each seam. In this way the hips are “not 
cut up.” But are brought into prominence which 
is quite necessary for the exceedingly slight per¬ 
son. 

Slender women should wear the princess and 
Empire models with short trains when con¬ 
venient. 

The short waist of the Empire frock will give 
length better than any other fashion, as height is 
reckoned by the length from the waist line. 

For instance, if two persons, one long waisted, 
the other short, are exactly the same height, the 
latter will appear to be the taller of the two; 
hence the reason for the short woman adopting 
the Empire mode. 

If a drapery defines the shoulders and the 
sleeves are puffy, breadth is obtained as well. 

For street wear the pleated skirt untrimmed 
is decidedly the best choice, the coat either short 
or very long. Half or three-quarter lengths will 
not be becoming. 

Hats too large will seriously detract from the 
height of the figure, so that if the little woman 
would look her best at her full height, she must 
avoid the large shapes. 


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The conventional sized sailor, trimmed fairly 
high, may be chosen. An entire black hat should 
not be worn unless by compulsion. A black hat 
trimmed with a light color will be correct be¬ 
cause the eye is carried beyond the face by the 
gay tint. 

Some of the obstacles a short woman encount¬ 
ers in selecting a suitable wardrobe are these:— 
If too plainly dressed, she is apt to be insignifi¬ 
cant, while if elaborately gowned she often ap¬ 
pears grotesque. And the point, of course, in 
successful costuming is to secure a pleasing 
medium. 

With this type of woman the first essential is 
to preserve the height while maintaining a sug¬ 
gestion of breadth. 

I warn any girl who wishes to appear tall, 
against wearing high heels, not only do they in¬ 
jure the foot, but you cannot hold yourself as 
erect as you should. And besides they have a 
tendency to throw the body out of position. To 
grow tall and graceful you must learn how to 
carry yourself; you must at all times hold your¬ 
self perfectly erect, with your head up in the 
air and the chin not touching the collar of your 
garment. Throw out your shoulder blades and 
chest forward. The woman who holds herself 
well, who throws the weight of her body on her 
hips instead of allowing it to be supported by 
the abdomen has the carriage of a queen and 


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grows supple and more perfect every day. If you 
insist on wearing high heels, you at least ought 
to wear the invisible heel cushions. That in¬ 
creases your height about an inch, it is not no¬ 
ticeable, and does not jar the body when walking. 

What the Short Girl Avoids. 

Checks, bars and horizontal stripes. 

Waists of different color from the skirt. 

Coats of different colors from the rest of the 
suit. 

Skirts or blouses with trimming running 
around. 

Skirts beruffled or very short. 

Conspicuous hats and shoes. 

French heels for street wear, also mushroom 
sailors. 

Flaring neckties, broad belts and immense belt 
buckles. 

Breast pockets, Japanese shoulders or any¬ 
thing that gives extra width to the figure. 

Tunics and over-drapery that detract from 
length of line. 

Materials of rough weaves and large figures. 

Mme. Lefron’s Growing Cream. 

Compounded in accordance with the best European 
recipes. Has a tendency to soften the cartilages and in 
connection with the stretching exercises to lengthen the 
legs and body or wherever it is applied. Promotes youth 
and gracefulness to the body through the exhilarating 
components it contains. The description of the woman 


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wishing to use this is required, as it is put up on three 
different grades which are as follows, for a 
Normal short woman. 

Stout short woman. 

Thin short woman. 

Price $1.00 Per Jar. 

The Tall Girl. 

Theoretically, it is delightful to be “a Gib¬ 
son girl, 7 ’ but as a matter of fact, it may be any¬ 
thing but pleasant for a woman to be taller than 
her escort, or in any way out of the average. And 
it is often a distinct drawback when a girl is 
more than five feet ten inches in height, and she 
will do well to decrease the effect of tallness. 

This may be lessened to a marked degree by the 
careful selection of the style of dress. Then, too, 
a large woman should remember to select big 
chairs to sit in because by comparison they make 
her appear small. A small seat, to the contrary, 
makes her seem gigantic. It is too low, propor¬ 
tionately, and does not hold her easily. 

When standing or walking the effect of tall¬ 
ness may be decreased by a slight droop of the 
head. To allow the head to hang is extreme, and 
accomplishes nothing beyond an unpleasant ap¬ 
pearance while the tiniest droop can do wonders. 
There should be no stooping of the shoulders, 
however, for this will ruin the figure, and make 
the girl most awkward. She should hold herself 
erect, though not stiffly so. 


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Marvels may be done in taking off inches by 
the manner of hair dressing. 

Large, high pompadours are to be avoided. 
This is not to say a tall girl shall not wear one, 
but it should not be extreme. If she has the type 
of face to which hair simply parted, and brushed 
loosely back, is becoming, this is by all means the 
coiffure to be adopted. Few can stand it, how¬ 
ever, and the next best thing is an inconspicu¬ 
ous style of dressing the plaits flat, not piling 
them high on top of the head. Better is it to 
place the mass of hair at the back of the head or 
in the neck. 

Big hats are as great a mistake as huge pompa¬ 
dours, for enormous millinery will accentuate 
and draw attention to the height. Kampant hat 
trimmings should be carefully avoided and low 
effects chosen in their stead. Stripes are ex¬ 
cellent in dress materials, but should never be so 
arranged as to run up and down. This style 
makes a woman appear taller than she really is. 
Those for a woman of height should go around 
in bayadere effect, and flounces, bias bands and 
other decorations, placed at intervals from hem 
to the knees and above, are suited to her. 

Exaggerated “straight fronts” are to be re¬ 
garded by her with horror, selecting instead soft 
blouse waists with wide girdles. The latter are 
particularly good, especially when of material 
contrasting to that of the gown, for in this way 
they become more pronounced. 


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High heels are vanities to be left to small girls, 
or those of medium height. The tall one cannot 
afford them. She need not go to the other ex¬ 
treme and choose flat and shapeless kinds, for 
there are low heels built with the same curves 
as those which are high, equally graceful, and 
to her, infinitely more becoming. 

Three-quarter coats and capes should be passed 
by always. They emphasize height except with 
a very small woman, and her they cut off. A 
moderately short jacket is best for a tall figure. 
The point is that long, unbroken lines running 
up and down accentuate height. Bearing this in 
mind street garments must be chosen accord- 
ingly. 

Tall women who are too slender may use hori¬ 
zontal lines with advantage and increase the ap¬ 
parent size of the arms or waist by a surround¬ 
ing band. The double skirt is also to them an 
advantage. 

To wear a shirtwaist and a skirt differing 
from each other in color is one of the easiest 
ways to look short. The tall woman should re¬ 
ject all dark, plain fabrics and choose plaids, 
checks and figured goods of any kind except ver¬ 
tical stripes. Her gowns must be fashioned on 
the fluffy order. Flounces, frills and furbelows 
will become her as a decoration for a skirt, waist, 
sleeves or even hats. Horizontal effects should 
prevail in the costume of the thin tall woman. 


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The Arms, Hands and Nails. 

In order to have and preserve beautiful arms 
and bands, avoid washing them in hard water, 
which always has a great tendency to coarsen 
and roughen the skin. If the arms are disfig¬ 
ured by a temporary redness, they may be 
blanched by the following lotion, largely diluted 


in tepid soft water: 

Fresh Chloride of Lime.% ounce 

Distilled water .% pint 


Mix and shake in a bottle several times during 
three hours; then after the mixture has been at 
rest for some time, filter the clean portion into 
a stoppered bottle, adding crystallized carbonate 
of soda three and one-half drams, dissolved be¬ 
forehand in one-quarter of a pint of distilled 
water. Shake thoroughly for a quarter of an 
hour, and filter the whole through coarse un¬ 
glazed calico. 

Many women in order to whiten their hands, 
make a practice of sleeping in gloves, the insides 
of which have first been smeared with a bleacher 
composed of wax or grease; an old pair of kid 
gloves, the palms of which should be perforated 
with a sharp instrument in a dozen or so places 
and should be smeared with: 


Oil of sweet almonds.2 ounces 

Cocoa butter.2 ounces 

Refined wax . 3 ounces 


Melt together with heat in a glazed lined earth¬ 
enware pot over a slow fire, then stir until cool. 







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Washing in oatmeal water is a good thing in 
many cases where the hands are liable to become 
rough and red. The oatmeal should be boiled in 
plenty of water—about a tea cup full to a gal¬ 
lon—for an hour; then strain and use the liquid 
for washing night and morning. Half the quan¬ 
tity of starch added to the oatmeal will be found 
to greatly enhance its whitening effect. For very 
red hands a little chloride of lime, say a few 
grains, may be added to the ordinary soft water 
used for washing, but all rings and jewelry must 
be removed as the chloride has a discoloring ef¬ 
fect. 

Another good and rapid whitener is a com¬ 
bination of a teaspoonful of muriate of ammonia, 
a tablespoonful aromatic vinegar and a quart 
of water. In this the hands should be soaked 
for ten minutes morning and night. 

For chapped hands wash in hot water and 
anoint them well with cold cream. Rub the 
hands together, interlacing the fingers, until they 
become soft and are no longer easily hurt when 
struck against any hard substance. Then wash 
the hands in warm water with a few drops of 
ammonia and a pure soap. Change the water sev¬ 
eral times, then apply to the hands the follow¬ 
ing mixture: glycerine, cologne and soft water 
equal parts. After this process the hands will be 
soft and white. 


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Chilblains are still more to be feared than 
chapping, as it is a great deal more painful, and 
will deform the prettiest hands in the world. To 
cure, constipation must be avoided and the body 
should perform its functions. Avoid wearing 
tight sleeves which impede circulation. Before 
going to bed bathe the hands in mustard and 
water, then apply a linament composed of cam¬ 
phor and turpentine oil or cut two white turnips 
in slices and pass through the sieve with three 
large spoonfuls of pure animal fat. Apply at 
night and cover with white cloth. 

How Slim Arms are Made Round and Pretty. 

There is really no excuse for having thin and 
scrawny arms, unless one has a natural deform¬ 
ity, for thinness of the fore and upper arms may 
be overcome by exercise and massage. 

In making thin arms round exercise is the best 
treatment for proper development of the muscles, 
and results in roundness and strength, and can¬ 
not fail to benefit the entire system unless carried 
to extremes. Of this there is not the least dan¬ 
ger, for no normal exercise will bring abnormal 
development. What it will do, however, is to 
strengthen cords as well as muscles, and as this 
proper growth of structure goes on under the 
skin the covering or outside’takes on shapeliness 
and grace. 


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This change, however, “does not come in a week, 
nor in a month, but if the effort is made per¬ 
sistently and intelligently the desired effect is 
bound to be achieved. 

In treating the forearm finger work will be 
beneficial. For this the sleeves should be rolled 
up to leave the arms free, and the hands are then 
closed tightly, curving the fingers under, well 
into the palm. This done, the person tries to 
hold the fingers tighter, to squeeze them in, as 
it were, at the same time pressing the thumb 
tightly over the fingers. If the hand is held fist 
up, this squeezing will show directly to the cen¬ 
tre of the forearm, where roundness is needed. 
There is no danger of doing this exercise too 
much, or too often, and at first a woman whose 
arms are not strong will be obliged to stop the 
movement after a moment. With repetition the 
squeezing becomes less painful to the muscles and 
will not hurt as strength is acquired. 

Pulling of any kind is desirable for shaping 
the arms. As long as the article which is grasped 
is so firm as not to give, the strain on the arms 
becomes developing. The difficulty, however, lies 
in finding the stationary object. For this pur¬ 
pose a bath tub would be available, for a woman 
could grasp the edge firmly and then pull with all 
her strength. Care must be given in this work 
that it is the arms, and not the fingers, which do 
the pulling, for the natural inclination is to let 
the hands do all this exercise. 


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Lifting any weight sufficiently heavy to re¬ 
quire what strength one has is the best treatment 
for the upper arms. Any kind of housework is 
perfectly suited to this, although the fact is 
slighted by the inexperienced. Sweeping is one 
of the best exercises for making the arms pretty, 
the grasp of the broom being reinforced by the 
striking motion necessary to accumulate dust on 
the floor. Gardening is helpful; so is hammer¬ 
ing, although in the latter the hammer should be 
more than ordinarily heavy. 

Besides exercising the skin may be fed directly 
by building the tissues. Either sweet almond or 
olive oil is excellent, having it slightly warm, 
though in no sense hot. Before applying it the 
arms should be well washed in warm water with 
a flesh brush. After drying the oil is rubbed in 
with a circular motion, making the massage only 
strong enough to get the fat into the skin. This 
operation should be gone through with every 
night, wiping off superfluous oil and dusting 
lightly with French chalk if one wishes. 

How Short, Fat Hands May Appear Graceful. 

Few persons have pretty hands and fewer 
know how to use them so their latent beauty 
will be emphasized. The “art” of making the 
most of one’s hands consists chiefly in prevent¬ 
ing a square appearance and inbending fingers, 
so that they will look long and slender. 


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As a rule, women—and men, too—make the 
mistake of curving their fingers, which shortens 
those already lacking in length. Persons with 
tapering fingers are the only ones who can afford 
to bend them at the middle joint, and observation 
will generally prove that such fingers are rarely 
bent. The natural hinge for this type seems to 
be at the lower joint or at the knuckles, and 
women with short fingers should develop action 
from the same joints. 

Any girl who closes her hands in a natural 
manner will be apt to find that before moving 
the knuckle joint she closes the fingers down. 
Therefore the best remedy she can apply to coun¬ 
teract this awkwardness is to practise closing 
them by bending the knuckle joints for five min¬ 
utes each day. It is not until the fingers have 
been brought down as far as they can be this way 
that there should be any movement of the middle 
joints. 

Keeping the hand closed when in repose is 
awkward, for it accentuates the breadth. A really 
pretty and graceful pose of the hand is obtained 
by bending it at the knuckle joints and curving 
in the little and fourth fingers. If these two fin¬ 
gers are left straight—that is, with merely a 
bend at the knuckles—and the forefinger is ad¬ 
vanced the merest trifle over the middle the ef¬ 
fect of length in the hand is increased in marked 
degree, especially when the thumb is straight. 


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There never was a more ungraceful habit than 
that of crooking the little finger and letting it 
stick out. In this position a long hand takes 
on a grotesque effect of having a tail, while the 
width of a short one is emphasized most unde¬ 
sirably. The best possible way is to bend down 
from the knuckle joint the little finger and let 
the fourth have a similar angle. By this attitude 
the width is materially decreased, and with the 
other fingers made long by proper use the hand 
becomes attractive. 

Observation of actors and actresses will show 
that with gestures or other uses of the hands they 
employ only the thumb and first two fingers, 
and the reason for this is to make the hand ap¬ 
pear slender. On the stage one never sees a per¬ 
son using all fingers for picking up an article 
unless the ’kerchief, &c., is actually heavy, so 
that the strength of the whole hand is needed. 

A supple wrist is to be desired for beauty and 
may be cultivated by letting the hand hang loose¬ 
ly and shaking them freely from the wrist. This 
movement after a time so limbers the cords and 
muscles that the hand is more easily and grace¬ 
fully used. Always when the hand is to be lifted, 
the arm, from the wrist to the elbow, should come 
up first. During this motion the hand should 
hang free, and not until the wrist is on a line 
with the object to be touched should the hand be 
raised to a level with it. Though this is lengthy 


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to describe, it works naturally and quickly when 
properly done. 

Perfection Rubber Gloves. 

White, black, maroon and gray. The recognized 
standard of all household rubber gloves. Their wear 
will prevent your hands from becoming rough and dis¬ 
figured. Sizes and half sizes from six to eleven, wide 
wrists, tapering fingers, and very durable. 

Price $1.00. 

Pretty hands are a great feature to feminine 
beauty and to insure them careful attention 
should be paid to the nails. It is not by occa¬ 
sionally polishing finger tips that a woman will 
cultivate pretty nails and only by patient and 
persistent attention can homely and poorly 
shaped nails be improved. 

Once a week is often enough to manicure fin¬ 
ger nails, unless they grow very rapidly. To 
treat the cuticle more frequently is a mistake, 
because if it is pushed back too much, it will be¬ 
come thickened and give a coarse appearance to 
the finger tips. 

As to shortening the nails, filing is a much 
better way than to cut them, for the latter treat¬ 
ment makes the grain course. It is possible to 
clip the edges with scissors and finish with a file, 
without injuring the quality of the nails, but the 
difficulty in doing this is in cutting an irregular 
length, so that to make all the fingers look alike 
is hardly possible. 


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Clipping or filing should be done before soak¬ 
ing the fingers for after this process no work 
must be attempted until the flesh is quite soft. 
To accomplish this a small basin half filled with 
warm water made very soapy is put in a con¬ 
venient place. At the end of this time have ready 
an orange stick, a manicure knife and a pair of 
manicure scissors with long thin points. Cold 
cream is also required. 

Then, when the hand is taken from the water 
it is lightly dried, and the end of the orange 
wood stick dipped into the water and brought out 
with a drop adhering. This is rubbed directly 
around the cuticle at the base of the nail, and 
thus removes much of the softened skin. The 
stick will not take it all away, so a knife must be 
used. 

To apply the knife to the nail, hold it like a 
fine paint brush, making the strongest effort not 
to cut, or slice, but to scrape. There should be 
a drop of water on the knife during this scraping, 
or rubbing, for it is by keeping the nail and cuti¬ 
cle soft that the chance of cutting is lessened. 

After scraping, the fingers are carefully dried 
with a soft towel, pushing the flesh down at the 
same time. When dry little shreds, or rough 
places in the cuticle, will be seen and these must 
be removed with scissors. 

No matter how great the temptation, the whole 
half circle of cuticle should not be trimmed off. 


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If it is once done it must be repeated constantly, 
and there is also great danger that an amateur 
will cut so deep as to bring blood. This makes 
a most unsightly spot, and toughens and thickens 
the skin. 

As soon as the rim has been made smooth the 
base of the nail should be filled with cold cream 
to prevent the soaking from having an after ef¬ 
fect of excessive dryness. 

When all fingers have been shaped and 
smoothed, each nail surface may be touched with 
a pink grease or nail enamel. This application 
is then rubbed in with a chamois polisher until 
the nail center is bright. The fingers must then 
be scrubbed with a well soaped nail brush to re¬ 
move the grease from the cuticle. 

The nails afterward require another rubbing 
with a fresh piece of chamois laid over the burn¬ 
isher. It prevents more powder being rubbed in, 
which would give an unfinished appearance. This 
done, the manicuring is complete, and the nails 
should be of uniform shape and lustre. 

Powder should not be applied oftener than 
twice a week, and once in seven days is quite 
enough. 

How to Improve the Shape of the Nails. 

To alter the form even of flesh it is obviously 
necessary to either cut or soften, so that the skin 
becomes malleable. Equally beyond argument is 


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it that the flesh and bone cannot be shaved; there¬ 
fore to soften is the only hope. 

For this purpose I would strongly recommend 
binding the finger tips in bandages wet in linseed 
oil, first soaking the tips for ten minutes in the 
oil slightly warmed. 

The same oil may be used over again, until 
none is left. This should be done at night, and 
the bandages put around as tightly as they can 
be without impeding circulation. No further 
treatment should be attempted until after this ap¬ 
plication has been tried for at least a fortnight. 
Then altering the shape of the nails may be 
begun. 

Instead of having them flat across the top, as 
is usual except when special care has been given, 
they may be slightly rounded. There is no ques¬ 
tion but that this should be effected with a file, 
rather than scissors, for the latter thicken the 
quality of the nail. No attempt must be made for 
another fortnight to cut down the edge at the 
sides, for if this is done there will be no way of 
remedying the damage. 

The nail can be shaved or filed only to the top 
of the flesh at the sides, at the same time continu¬ 
ing to wrap each finger nightly with the oiled 
cloths in such a way as to hold the flesh up at the 
sides. Incidentally this treatment, if it gives no 
actual betterment, will greatly improve the polish 
and appearance of the nail; for the latter is given 


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constant nourishment and cannot fail but be af¬ 
fected by it. 

If this method of trying to improve the finger 
tips seems a slow one it is to be remembered that 
to make any change, moral or physical, after ma¬ 
turity, requires much time. In this particular in¬ 
stance the effort requires but little money, and if 
it improves the shape it will more than pay for 
the trouble. 


Hang Nails. 

If you press the cuticle back every day with an 
orange stick you will have no hang nails. If you 
are already troubled with them, clip each hang 
nail with a scissors and use the following oint¬ 
ment which will heal them: 


White vaseline. 1 ounce 

Powdered white castile soap.... 60 grains 
Oil of rose.10 drops 


Mix thoroughly and apply at night. The hands 
should be covered with gloves. 

To remove white spots from the nails make a 
paste of equal parts of turpentine and myrrh, by 
melting, and apply to the nails at night. It can 
be removed in the morning by using olive oil. 

To remove stains from the finger nails use 
equal parts of lemon juice and rose water and 
apply with an orange wood stick. 




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Perfection Nail Enamel. 

This is an ideal preparation for polishing the finger 
nails, is free from pumice, acid, or any other injurious 
ingredients; guaranteed absolutely harmless, will give a 
brilliant and lasting polish with the least possible effort 
and works rapidly. Does not make the nails brittle. 

Price 25c. 

Perfection Nail Bleach. 

An effective and absolutely harmless preparation, es¬ 
pecially adopted for removing ink, fruit stains and dis¬ 
colorations of every description from the finger nails and 
skin. All roughness of the cuticular folds of the nails 
is removed and by its use the nails acquire a brilliant 
polish and transparency. 

Price 25c. 

Manicure Articles. 

Polisher with olive wood handles, covered with best 
chamois. Large size, 6x1, price, 75c.; small size, 4%xl, 
price, 50c. 

Pointed orange wood sticks, five inches long, 20c. a 
dozen. 

Emery boards, for smoothing or finishing the finger 
nails after using the file. Price 10c. per bundle. 

Manicure scissors made of the best razor steel, hand 
forged, full finish and best make. Four inches long, 
price 75c. 

Flexible steel file made of the best material and very 
lasting, price 35c. 

Perfection Manicure Sets. 

Every woman who can afford it, should have a mani¬ 
cure set; it is both useful and very ornamental. It 
also makes a very handsome holiday or birthday present 
to any lady or gentleman. In bone, ebony or pearl finish, 
according to quality. 

Prices from $2.00 to $10.00. 


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Cuts or illustrations of Manicure Sets sent on re¬ 
quest, on advice as to requirements and limit of price. 

The Feet. 

The most neglected part of the body as a rule 
are the feet, sometimes even amongst the best 
people. The result is ruined and misshapen feet 
along with painful corns, bunions and other evils 
of the foot, due to a shoe that is too small or as 
frequently is the case, to high heels. 

The feet need frequent bathing, and tepid 
water with a handful of kitchen salt in it, is an 
admirable bath for the feet. It keeps them fresh 
and wholesome, checks undue perspiration, and 
cleanses them. 

When the feet are inclined to swell from long 
standing or walking dissolve of the following 
powder two teaspoonfuls in the footbath water: 
alum, one ounce; rock salt, two ounces; borax, 
two ounces. 

For perspiring feet use the following: Lycopo- 
diun, three drams; alum, one dram; tannin, 
thirty grains. 

A simple lotion for corns and bunions is as 
follows: 

Fluid extract of Cannabis Indica.. 1 scruple 


Borate of Sodium.1 dram 

Collodiom .1 ounce 


Apply nightly till the callus softens and can 
be scraped away, 




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A good chilblain ointment is made of one ounce 
of powdered galls and three ounces of resin oint¬ 
ment. The powder is beaten into the ointment 
till perfectly incorporated. Rub the affected parts 
with it and wrap the feet in linen bandages. 

Ingrown Nails. 

Copious applications of dry powdered alum are 
sufficient to cure every case of ingrown nails in 
about five days. The applications are not pain¬ 
ful in the least and the destruction of the patho¬ 
logic tissue results in the formation of a hard, re- 
sistent and non-sensitive bed for the nail; a per¬ 
fect cure for the ingrown tendency. Apply a for¬ 
mation of soap and water for twenty-four hours 
beforehand and then pour the alum into space 
between the nail and its bed, tying up with a 
bandage to keep the alum in place and repeating 
the application daily. The suppuration rapidly 
dries up and the pain is relieved almost at once. 

Baths. 

A cold bath is an excellent invigorator and 
nerve bracer, but it neither cleanses or beautifies 
the skin to any great extent and it should never 
be taken by any delicate women or girls without 
medical sanction. It is safe to say that no girls 
between ages thirteen and sixteen should be per¬ 
mitted to take absolutely cold baths. There are, 
of course, occasions during this period, when they 


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might do so without any serious effects, but to 
be on the safe side it is best to forego them al¬ 
together. 

A toilet or beautifying bath should be of about 
the temperature of 70 to 75 degrees Fahr., and 
may be taken day and day about with a cold one, 
if you are allowed to take the latter. This is the 
rule adopted by a well-known leader of society 
with regard to her daughters, who have simply 
wonderful skins and complexions. 

Mere water, however, is not sufficient to im¬ 
prove the skin, nor is it, indeed, quite enough to 
retain a good, fine-textured cuticle. To soften 
and whiten the skin, it is a good thing to have a 
calico bag, into which put some starch and bran. 
The bag should be allowed to soak for fifteen min¬ 
utes in a pailful of boiling water, or better still, 
be actually boiled in the water, which can then be 
added to the bath. 

This will have quite a wonderful effect in whit¬ 
ening and softening the skin even if done only 
once a week. Or a flannel bag containing almond 
meal or oatmeal may be placed in the water to 
soften it, five or ten minutes before the bath is re¬ 
quired. The bag should be squeezed several times 
to allow the meal water to pass through. Should 
your flesh not be as firm and hard as it ought to 
be, it is a capital plan to add the following tonic 
to your bath: best white vinegar, one pint; and 
rosemary, camphor and lavender, two drams 


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189 


each. Let the herbs soak in the vinegar for sev¬ 
eral hours, then strain and add to the bath. 

It is well to remember that milk, bran and 
starch tend to soften the skin; while salt, vinegar 
and alcohol serve as tonics, and make the flesh 
firm and the body strong. 

Many girls suffer from a dry eruption of the 
skin which is accompanied by itching. A capital 
plan is to put about a pound of sub-carbonate of 
soda in your bath. If persevered with for a few 
weeks, it will generally effect a cure. 

Great aids to softness and fineness of the skin 
are some of the simpler unguents and washes 
which were used by Roman and Grecian ladies 
after the bath, as part of it. They would, indeed, 
no more think of omitting the one than the other. 
After the bath have your skin well and thor¬ 
oughly dried with coarse towels, and then the fol¬ 
lowing lotion, which should be applied to the 
body all over with a soft, long-handled brush. 

Mint, sage, rosemary, lavender, mixed 
spices, verbena, and camphor (of 
each).1 oz. 

Strong white wine vinegar.1 quart 

Soak the herbs and spices in the vinegar for a 
fortnight, the camphor being soaked separately 
in a pint of alcohol; strain. 

Mix the vinegar and alcohol together adding a 
wine glassful of myrrh and benzoin. 




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Rub this all over the body with the brush till 
the lotion has thoroughly dried into the skin. A 
delicious feeling of comfort will pervade the body, 
the limbs will feel strengthened, and the delicate 
refreshing perfume will remain with you all day. 
Some of my fair readers, perhaps, may feel in¬ 
clined to say that “it will take too much time.” 
If this be so, I would most strongly urge them to 
have half-an-hour less bed in the morning, or to 
go to bed half-an-hour earlier at night, so as to 
give the system of beautifying a fair trial. 

Another excellent friction lotion is the cele¬ 
brated Hungary water, which is made as follows: 


Rosemary .. 



Lemon peel. 



Orange peel. 



Mint . 

> 


Balm . 



Rose water. 



Spirit of wine . ..., 




A dozen drops of tincture of benzoin to a basin 
of water has a tonic and whitening effect upon 
the skin, is aromatic and pleasant and also soft¬ 
ens the water. 

Milk Baths. 

A good substitute for this celebrated beauty 
bath is the following mixture. The material 
should be thoroughly incorporated with one an¬ 
other, and put into cheese-cloth bags. Marshmel- 
low flowers, one-half pound; hyssop herb, one- 
quarter pound; bran flour, four pounds. 









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A very good aromatic toilet vinegar is made as 


follows: 

Spirits of wine (rectified).1 pint 

Aromatic vinegar . y 2 pint 

Gum benzoin. iy 2 pints 

Balsam of Peru. y 2 pint 

Oil of Neroli. y 2 dram 

Oil of Mace. y 2 dram 


Digest for a week with frequent agitation, then 
filter through porous paper. When used as a lo¬ 
tion on the face, dilute with four times the quan¬ 
tity of water; for the bath put a dozen drops in a 
basin of water or enough to make the water fra¬ 
grant and look a little milky. 

Perfection Solid Back BIath Brush. 

With straps and adjustable handle, enabling you to 
reach all parts of the body. A very good brush that will 
give you excellent service and last for years, it removes 
everything foreign to the skin, and its use will make the 
body healthy and glowing. 

Price $1.00. 








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How to Order. 

Write very plainly. Send full name and ad¬ 
dress, town and state, also street number of post- 
office box, and repeat, in full, in every letter you 
write. Place return address on your envelope to 
insure against mistake. 

The best way to remit is by express or post- 
office money order, or by registered letter as con¬ 
venient. Goods will be forwarded promptly on 
receipt of money. 

When ordering hair goods, send full length of 
your hair, cut near the roots, and state price of 
article wanted. 

Address all orders and communications to 
J. Lefron, 500 Fifth Ave., New York City. 

























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